There were two trends within the movement: young directors such as Andrzej Wajda generally studied the idea of heroism, while another group (the most notable being Andrzej Munk) analysed the Polish character via irony, humor and a dissection of national myths.
Postojale su dva trenda u okviru pokreta: mladi redatelji poput Andrzeja Wajde općenito proučavaju ideju herojstva, dok druga skupina (najpoznatiji predstavnik Andrzej Munk) analizira lik Poljaka uz pomoć ironije, humora i seciranje nacionalnih mitova.