Maria
Robert moves from the Polish countryside to work on a fish processing factory on the coast of Norway. There he falls in love with Ivar who is openly gay and a member of the workers union. Robert is hiding his sexual orientation from the other Polish immigrant workers. When Ivar helps the Polish to start a strike for better working conditions at the factory, Robert has to choose between money or love.
Cyprian, 10 years old orphan, raised by his beloved grandmother, dreams to become a real hero. Suddenly his grandmother dies and a threat of an orphanage hangs over Cyprian. Now he has to confront with the real loss and realize what it means to be a hero in the face of suffering.
Mother
A deeply devout 7 years old girl hears the biblical story of the shepherd and his lost sheep from which she concludes that Holy God seems to prefer sinners.
En Polonia, tras las puertas de una exclusiva urbanización, la vida de sus acaudalados residentes está regulada por un antiguo código de honor, debido al cual los Kowalski y los Nowak han estado envueltos en una sangrienta disputa familiar durante años.
Marta has just graduated from prestigious vocal studies in England. She comes home after three years of absence. Family and friends welcome her with a surprise party, in order to celebrate her homecoming and success. At the party, the girl meets her old love whom she once abandoned for realizing her own musical ambitions. Only she knows that her education abroad finished with a failure. Marta avoids confrontation with her relatives’ expectations and searches for safety in the old relationship.
Ania is an apprentice at a small hairdressing parlour along with her best friend, Kasia. The two teenage girls from dysfunctional families share a common dream of becoming professional hair stylists.
mama Izy
A rookie officer's career gets turned around when he is pegged as the prime suspect in a crime involving a senior policeman - his own father.
Nurse
A gallery owner is opening an unusual exhibition: An artist who is terminally ill wishes to die in front of an audience.
