Spazju Kreattiv is today showing Paweł Pawlikowski’s Cold War, an epic romance set against the backdrop of Europe after World War II.

Shot in black and white, the 2018 film spans decades and nations to tell a tragic love story.

In the ruins of post-war Poland, Wiktor (Tomasz Kot) and Zula (Joanna Kulig) fall deeply, obsessively and destructively in love.

As performing musicians forced to play into the Soviet propaganda machine, they dream of escaping to the creative freedom of the West. But one day, as they spot their chance to make a break for Paris, both make a split decision that will mark their lives forever.

As the years march on in the wake of that moment, Wiktor and Zula watch the world changing around them, always struggling to find their moment in time.

Winner of the best director award at the Cannes Film Festival 2018, Pawlikowski melds the personal with the political, with a soundtrack that includes rustic folk songs of rural Poland to the sultry jazz of Paris basement bars.

Cold War, rated 15, is showing at the St James Cavalier cinema in Valletta, today at 7.30pm. It will be shown in Polish with English subtitles. The film is also being screened on Saturday at 8.30pm and on October 5 and 11 at 7.30pm. For tickets, visit www.kreattivita.org or call the booking office on 2122 3200.