The main character is Sabina, a quiet, shy woman who has just turned thirty, and lives with her mother and ailing grandmother.

But when Bronislaw reveals that he is a member of the secret police, and wants Sabina to spy on her boss at the state-run publishing house, things go from bad to worse to macabre.

[citation needed] In conjunction with an Oscar promotional campaign, Reverse was shown in New York City at MOMA and the Directors Guild of America Theatre.

The decision of the latter award was articulated by the jury as follows: “Borys Lankosz’s Reverse succeeds its substantial ambition to tell the story of love, family, and loyalty in a brutal post war Warsaw.

Uniquely, first time director Lankosz manages to deliver a highly stylized vision without sacrificing character, story, or performance.