Maciej Berbeka realiza la primera ascensión invernal del Broad Peak en 1988, escapando de la muerte por centímetros. Andrzej Zawada, el líder de la expedición, anuncia un gran éxito. Una vez que regresan a Polonia, resulta que Maciej "solo" alcanzó la Cumbre Rocosa, situada veintitrés metros más abajo que el pico real.
Una mujer policía le hace a su exnovio una oferta que no puede rechazar: O se infiltra e informa sobre una banda de gamberros, o su hermano va a la cárcel.
A 40-year old actress (single and strong, yet lonely), her sister (an emotionally unstable schoolteacher whose married-with-kids life appears more orderly) and their domineering father, who gradually loses control over his family due to his wife's sudden illness and his own health troubles; these are the three individuals at the heart of this film, a touching story about the strength of family ties in a situation of imminent danger.
A 40-year old actress (single and strong, yet lonely), her sister (an emotionally unstable schoolteacher whose married-with-kids life appears more orderly) and their domineering father, who gradually loses control over his family due to his wife's sudden illness and his own health troubles; these are the three individuals at the heart of this film, a touching story about the strength of family ties in a situation of imminent danger.