Hospital of the Transfiguration(1979)

Hospital of the Transfiguration is a Polish war drama set in a psychiatric institution during the early days of World War II. A young idealist doctor arrives at the hospital determined to improve patient care, only to find his principles tested by both the existing staff and the realities of German occupation. As the war tightens its grip, the doctor must navigate impossible moral choices while witnessing the brutal indifference of those around him. The film explores the tension between individual conscience and institutional cruelty, revealing how ordinary people compromise their values under authoritarian pressure. Shot in stark, unflinching style, Hospital of the Transfiguration examines the human cost of occupation and the fragility of compassion in wartime.