Acting
1957. Excessively high production standards imposed by the authorities result in the plan not being fulfilled, and the workers cannot imagine living normally without rewards and bonuses. A rebellion breaks out. Worker democracy wins – the working class elects a director from among its own ranks. He is an old locksmith with no managerial experience. Although he believes in the socialist spirit and has a communist past, he does not hold the position for long, as he makes promises too easily that he is unable to keep.
A young poet is hired to boost the morale of water pump workers.
A young forest ranger wages a decisive war with poachers, while trying to convince the villagers of his righteousness.
Many years after finishing their education, a colorful cast of characters decides to attend a night school to finally earn their high school diplomas.
Two young men from a town near Łódź attack and rob a taxi driver. Unsatisfied with the loot, they make their escape from the authorities across Poland.
Story of 11-year old Tadeusz, a prisoner in a children's concentration camp in Nazi-occupied Poland.
The action takes place in the Polish countryside in the second half of the 19th century. The main character is a few months old Staś, son of the blacksmith Józef and Małgorzata, from whose perspective we see the conflict of his parents with the local organist.
