Lalka
Where to watch in the UK: Netflix
Driven by fierce ambition, Stanisław is determined to climb the social ladder, and his obsessive infatuation with Izabela becomes a gateway to the world he longs to conquer. Izabela, in turn, strives to break free from the rigid confines of aristocratic order and define her own place in a rapidly changing society. The powerful bond between them is suspended between a deep class divide, obsession, a longing for freedom and the seductive power of wealth. A contemporary reinterpretation of a classic work of Polish literature.