Everything For Sale

The lead protagonist of a film disappears mid production, and his family and crew search for him before tragic news reaches them. Wajda’s first film where he received sole screenwriting credit, this deeply personal homage to his beloved actor Zbigniew Cybulski, the star of Ashes and Diamonds, is also a scathing portrait of the film industry.

The film-within-a-film mirrors the real life tragedy, with actors channeling their real life experiences into their performances. Weaving together autobiography and fiction, Wajda questions what it means to be an artist and how we mourn by creating legends as a way to interpret the past. A deeply personal homage that mirrors the tragic death of iconic actor Zbigniew Cybulski, the “Polish James Dean.”

Screenings of Andrzej Wajda’s films in the USA in 2026 are part of the ‘Wajda 100 Tour – North America’ project, organized by DI Factory with the financial support of the Polish Film Institute.