"Lachtara. Tęsknota": Polish-Greek road movie with Filip Pławiak in cinemas from 6 November

The film "Lachtara. Tęsknota", a Polish-Greek road story with Filip Pławiak as the son, opens in Polish cinemas on 6 November 2026. Its world premiere took place on 17 August 2026.

What the film is about

The main characters are a Greek father and his grown-up son from Poland, who is half Greek. Separated for years, they meet in Athens. The reason is the death of the father's ex-wife and the son's mother, and the need to sell the family flat in Wałbrzych.

Both men are at a difficult point in their lives. Circumstances force them to travel together in an old Polonez from Athens to Wałbrzych. On the way they have to confront the past, and they get a chance to rebuild their relationship and reconcile, belatedly.

Filmweb classifies the production as a drama of manners from Greece and Poland. The site's description says that for the son it is a belated lesson in manly courage and in the history of Greek emigration to Poland, and for the father a lesson in responsibility, humility and closeness.

A little-known chapter of history

The film's route follows the escape of Greeks from the civil war in 1949. According to Onet Kultura, the film recalls the fate of Greek refugees for whom Poland became a second home. The site describes it as funny yet moving.

Cast

The main roles are played by Filip Pławiak (Piotrek Kaliciński) and Branko Djurić (Jorgos Wasilopoulos). Sarina Farhadi is also in the cast. Pławiak won an Eagle, the Polish Film Academy award, for his role in the war drama "Biała odwaga".

What this means for you

The film is being released in cinemas in Poland. The sources we used give no information about screenings in the UK or about online availability. The themes of family relationships divided by emigration and of journeys between countries may resonate with many people living abroad.