She graduated from the National Film School in Łódź in 1981 but prior to that had completed a course in cultural studies at the University of Łódź and studied film directing in Moscow for two years.

In her films she concentrates on the experiences of disadvantaged children who contend with a difficult financial situation, rejection by adults, or both.

Her characters are usually women, hopelessly fighting for the love of their men.

Her most recent film, Time to Die (Pora Umierać, 2007), is a powerful black-and-white depiction of the daily life of an old woman named Aniela, played by Polish screen and stage legend Danuta Szaflarska.

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