The tragic Cold War romance that wowed Cannes

A passionate love story, Pawel Pawlikowski’s new film Cold War was one of the standout hits of the Cannes Film Festival. Watch the video above to find out more.

Polish director Pawel Pawlikowski won the best foreign language Oscar in 2015 for his stunning black-and-white film, Ida, which looked at the aftermath of the Holocaust in his native country.

His latest, Cold War – also set in Poland – concerns the passionate and ultimately tragic love story of a pair of mismatched musicians, Wiktor and Zula.

The film explores the different ways individuals respond to displacement, and the director – himself an émigré who has recently returned to Poland – has also begun rediscovering the history and culture of his home country through his films.

Watch the video above to find out more.

This clip is part of the Talking Movies: Cannes Film Festival 2018 programme, which airs on BBC News on Sat 19 May at 00:30 and Sunday 20 May at 00:30 and 16:30, and BBC World News on Sun 20 May at 01:30, 08:30, 20:30 and 23:30, Mon 21 May at 01:30, 09:00 and Tue 22 May at 09:00.

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