Through the Wall is a melodrama based on a true story from the era of Stalinist terror. The protagonists are two young prisoners whose conversation through the prison wall becomes their only chance of survival.
In 1947, 27-year-old Wiesława Pajdak was arrested and imprisoned in the communist prison on Rakowiecka. A few days later, 27-year-old Jerzy Śmiechowski was also brought there. One night they began talking through the wall using Morse code and fell in love. They first saw each other “in person” only six years after they met, at their own wedding in prison. After their release, they spent 55 years together.
In 2026, the film received four special awards at the Gdynia Film Festival (FPFF). All of them went to Maciej Sobieszczański:
Practical information: directed by Maciej Sobieszczański. Production: Poland 2026. Running time: 120 minutes. Language: Polish.
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