Welcome to Life (1997)

The film reveals a number of the Amway corporation’s secrets (including obvious violations of Polish law). To prevent these seeing the light of day, Amway obtained a court ban on the film, preventing its release. Director Henryk Dederko and producer Jacek Gwizdała were sued by Amway several times on various counts. This was the first case of preventive censorship in the history of Polish cinema after 1989. The defendants were cleared of disseminating untrue information. This acquittal did not enable the ban on the film to be revoked; the court ban on its release remained in force for 12 years.

If you liked Welcome to Life, you might also like…

88% match

Trainwreck: The Real Project X

2025

85% match

Seduced and Abandoned

2013

86% match

As I Was Moving Ahead Occasionally I Saw Brief Glimpses of Beauty

2000

79% match

A Toxic Love Story

2026

77% match

The Curious Birth of Benjamin Button

2009

75% match

To Kill a Tiger

2023

71% match

180° South

2010

67% match

Directed by John Ford

1971

63% match

The Class of ‘92

2013

60% match

Drew: The Man Behind the Poster

2013

60% match

Ex Libris: The New York Public Library

2017

60% match

Roman Polanski: A Film Memoir

2012

60% match

Nobody Speak: Trials of the Free Press

2017

60% match

The Kid Stays in the Picture

2002

60% match

Come See Me in the Good Light

2025

60% match

Mea Maxima Culpa: Silence in the House of God

2012

60% match

Avatar: The Deep Dive - A Special Edition of 20/20

2022

60% match

Halloween: 25 Years of Terror

2006

60% match

The U.S. vs. John Lennon

2006

60% match

No Half Measures: Creating the Final Season of Breaking Bad

2013