Join us for the UK premiere of the first English-language documentary about Poland’s anti-communist resistance fighters after World War II.
Tickets availabe on Eventbrite here.
The Covenant of Blood: The Last Soldiers of World War II was created by Patrick Ney and Stefan Tompson. The film will be shown in English with Polish subtitles and will be followed by a discussion with Patrick Ney.
This documentary is the first English-language film to explore the story of the anti-communist resistance movements in Poland after the end of the Second World War. It marks a seminal moment in Polish history that remains largely unknown outside the country. During this film you will be transported into the dark, terrifying years that Poland faced after it had ‘won’ the war. The prison cells. The torture. The oppression.
This story has never been told before outside of Poland and has received rave reviews at showings in Warsaw at the Warsaw Rising Museum and the Institute of National Remembrance. It has already been selected for the prestigious HISTORY Film Festival in Austria in October and has been nominated for 14 more festivals throughout 2026 and 2027.
ABOUT THE FILM MAKERS
Patrick Ney is the most well-known British person in Poland. He has won multiple awards for his film-making and acting, including Best Actor for his recent film on the war in Ukraine. He has co-operated with a number of different historical organisations, such as the Museum of Auschwitz-Birkenau, the Jewish Historical Institute, the Home Army Museum in Kraków and many others. His films about Poland have been viewed over 200,000,000 times. He lives in Warsaw, Poland.
Stefan Tompson is best known as the editor-in-chief of Visegrad24, a global news aggregator with more than 2 million subscribers around the world. He is a longtime producer on films on Polish history and culture which have been viewed millions of times. He lives in Warsaw, Poland.
This documentary is the first English-language film to explore the story of the anti-communist resistance movements in Poland after the end of the Second World War. It marks a seminal moment in Polish history that remains largely unknown outside the country. During this film you will be transported into the dark, terrifying years that Poland faced after it had ‘won’ the war. The prison cells. The torture. The oppression. This story has never been told before outside of Poland and has received rave reviews at showings in Warsaw at the Warsaw Rising Museum and the Institute of National Remembrance. It has already been selected for the prestigious HISTORY Film Festival in Austria in October and has been nominated for 14 more festivals throughout 2026 and 2027. It is not currently available to view outside of private screenings and film festivals, so this is a rare opportunity to see the film and also meet its creator, Patrick Ney.
British Poles is the media patron of the event.
WHEN: Saturday, 23 May 2026, 1.30pm – 3.30pm
WHERE: Liverpool Museum, Mann Island, Liverpool L3 1DG
TICKETS: £3 on Eventbrite, available here
