„Bo Polak i Chińczyk to jedna rodzina”? Wizerunek Chin i Chińczyków we współczesnym kinie polskim

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The article describes how contemporary Polish cinema has portrayed China and the Chinese people on screen. Love in the Year of the Tiger (2005) and Minghun (2024) depict a “Polish–Chinese” family through blood ties. The 2005 film is a contractual love story that portrays a vision of old China. Minghun is a story about a multicultural family whose members are citizens of the world. It is a universal tale of the search for meaning following the loss of a loved one. Extras (2006), drawing on the conventions of the comedy genre, first portrays Chinese filmmakers as eccentric, exotic outsiders, but ultimately reveals them to be friendly and approachable. The documentary One Billion Happy People shows that cultural differences can be a significant barrier and that the success of Polish “disco polo” music in China is an unrealistic dream. Finally, Tajwan. Życie w cieniu Chin (Taiwan: Life under China’s Shadow, 2023) is a reminder of Mainland China’s dangerous territorial ambitions, which have shaped the strong national identity of Taiwan’s inhabitants. Each of these films depicts a clash of cultures, using the concepts of interculturality, microhistory, and transculturality to analyse interpersonal relationships.