Kasia Adamik directs Winter of the Crow

Director Kasia Adamik has released “Winter of the Crow,” a film adaptation of a short story by Nobel Prize-winning author Olga Tokarczuk. The film, based on the work “Professor Andrews in Warsaw,” transforms the original narrative into a Cold War spy thriller.

Set in 1981 Warsaw during the imposition of martial law, the story follows Dr. Joan Andrews, a British professor who becomes a target after witnessing a murder committed by the secret police. Stranded in a city where she does not speak the language, she must navigate a chaotic environment to survive while carrying evidence of the crime.

Adamik noted that the project is deeply personal, drawing on her own memories of growing up in Poland during the martial law period before immigrating to France. The film features a performance by Lesley Manville and explores themes of survival and human connection amidst political turmoil.