''A Lonely Woman'' () (also known as ''A Woman Alone'') is a 1981 Polish drama film directed by Agnieszka Holland. The film is a political drama about middle-aged Irena (played by Maria Chwalibóg) who lives alone on the outskirts of

Wrocław Wrocław is a city in southwestern Poland, and the capital of the Lower Silesian Voivodeship. It is the largest city and historical capital of the region of Silesia. It lies on the banks of the Oder River in the Silesian Lowlands of Central Eu ...

. Because of the film's social criticism it was banned in Poland and did not have a public release for six years.

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* 1981 films Films directed by Agnieszka Holland Polish drama films 1980s Polish-language films 1981 drama films {{Poland-film-stub