Director
Young Tomek is fascinated by his sweet and friendly mother, Anna, an attractive widow. She takes care of her son carefully, and in the evenings debates with her girlfriend Roza, a free and childless woman. But due to poor financial conditions he is sent to a boarding school where he wouldn't stay long; he must return home because his mother died. After returning, a surprise is waiting for him in the form of a little brother. He decides to take care of him and finds a job and a likely little boy's father who comes to claim his rights, decides to leave the house. When he visits the priest, he discovers that not only his brother is an illegitimate child. And Roza searches for comfort in his arms.
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주인공이 긴 기차 여행을 한 후에 도착한 요양원은 조그만 다리와 검은 숲을 통과한 곳에 위치하며 검은 개들이 출몰한다. 요양원 마을에서 시간은 제멋대로 흘러간다. 사람들은 죽음과도 같은 잠에 빠져들어 몇 시간, 혹은 며칠씩을 듬성듬성 잃어버린다. 주인공은 마을에서 도망쳐 나오지만, 이미 모래시계 속에 갇혀버린 듯, 그에게 탈출구는 없다.
