Sixteen-year-old Balthazar, the last of the family of a Bautzen doctor, lacks the ability to speak fluently, but has spiritual talents. He is chosen by the archangel Gabriel as a pure-hearted young man to wander to Jerusalem and enter through its gates to God Himself.
- Main Competition
- Polish Films Competition
- Directors' Debuts Competition
- Cinematographers' Debuts Competition
- Cinematographers' Debuts Competition, Directors' Debuts Competition
- Documentary Features Competition
- Documentary Shorts Competition
- Film And Art School Etudes Competition
- Music Videos Competition
- TV Series Competition
- Special Screening
- Documentary Special Screening
- Contemporary World Cinema
- Copernicus - Scientists - Explorers - Dreamers
- Picturing the World for 75 Years. Lodz Film School Anniversary
- 100 Years of Disney Animation: A Shorts Celebration
- Panorama Etiud Studenckich Szkół Filmowych i Artystycznych
- Krzysztof Zanussi Retrospective
- Wojciech Jerzy Has Retrospective
- Peter Zeitlinger and Werner Herzog Retrospective
- Quay Brothers Retrospective
- Peter Biziou Retrospective
The Tribulations of Balthazar Kober
Niezwykła podróż Baltazara Kobera
Wojciech Jerzy Has Retrospective
Cinematographer: Grzegorz Kędzierski
Director: Wojciech Jerzy Has
Producer: Jérôme Clément, Jean-Bernard Fetoux, Jean Peyrusse
Writer: Wojciech Jerzy Has
Production designer: Wojciech Jaworski
Editor: Wanda Zeman
Cast: Daniel Emilfork, Gabriela Kownacka, Michel Londsale, Emmanuelle Riva, Rafał Wieczyński
Production Company: La Sept, Studio Filmowe RONDO
Distribution company (world): Wytwórnia Filmów Dokumentalnych i Fabularnych (WFDiF)
Distribution company: Wytwórnia Filmów Dokumentalnych i Fabularnych (WFDiF)
Year: 1988
Country: Poland, France
Time: 115