Pawel Grzelak

At the end of the 19th century, somewhere in the outskirts of the Russian Empire, a doctor administers a lethal overdose of ether to a young woman – the object of his desire. After getting away with his crime, he finds employment in a fortress, where he continues his experiments with ether to manage pain and manipulate human behaviour. Despite his evilness, it is not too late for his soul to be saved from eternal damnation…

A woman tries to survive the invasion of Berlin by the Soviet troops during the last days of World War II.

Based on a true story of a Polish musician who survived the concentration camp only because he could play on the accordion the title melody.