Behind the Wall (Original title: Za ścianą) is a Polish drama telefilm directed and co-written by Kszysztof Zanussi.
Jan tries to be helpful but does not grasp the extent of the Anna's deep anguish or her need for human compassion, even as she makes a more dramatic statement about that.
[1][2] The film touches upon difficult issue regarding connecting across barriers of misunderstanding, self-absorption and the inability to build relationships as it portrays two young people who live alone next to each other.
It is the emotional intensity that two great actors create that makes it difficult to ignore the sad little story as it unfolds.
[1] "The motif of a woman's loneliness and helplessness is conveyed through the closed space - the ' wall ' metaphor.