The film tells the trials and tribulations of marriage Kosińskich, which breaks down as a result of his wife travel to work abroad in Amsterdam. The woman extends her stay in the Netherlands, and eventually divorces her husband Paul. In parting, their deprived son Michael looses both parents, and is forced to be present in court for divorce hearings and sent to child care services.
Kinga, a divorced woman raising her daughter Emilka, decides to change her professional life and start writing a book. Personal matters and problems with finding common ground with her child, however, throw her off balance.
A principios del siglo XX, en la católica Varsovia, una joven se enamora de uno de los huéspedes que sus padres tienen en casa. El hombre está casado aunque en trámites de separación, pero el idilio en una sociedad tan estricta es casi imposible...