Small World

Small World follows a mother's frantic search after her four-year-old daughter, Ola, vanishes from a quiet Polish town. The investigation quickly points toward the Russian mafia, and a routine traffic stop by officer Robert Goc inadvertently lets the kidnappers slip across the eastern border. Haunted by guilt, Robert shifts from ordinary policing into an intense effort to help recover the child, engaging with international contacts and criminal networks. The film stays focused on tense, ground-level procedures and the emotional toll on those involved. Tension builds through procedural setbacks and moral compromises, keeping stakes personal and political and urgent.

Released in 2021, Small World was created by Olaf Olszewski and Patryk Vega, and features Piotr Adamczyk, Aleksey Serebryakov, Julia Wieniawa and Philip Lenkowsky in key roles, blending Polish and international talent in a crime action drama and regional filmmakers.

Box office totals for Small World were not widely reported internationally, and no major global grosses are commonly cited, making its commercial performance harder to gauge outside Poland and regional markets. Official figures remain scarce across industry trackers and sites.

While not a mainstream global hit, the film sparked conversation in Poland about cross-border crime and policing, and viewers noted strong performances, especially Piotr Adamczyk's portrayal of Robert Goc, which helped the movie gain attention on streaming platforms and genre forums, and it generated social media discussion and fan analyses.

Critics and audiences gave mixed to positive responses, reflected in a user vote average around 7.65 out of 10 based on limited votes. Reviewers noted tough moral questions about responsibility and institutional failure, plus intense procedural scenes that probe loyalty, guilt, and the human fallout of organized crime, and consequence.