1980년대 초, 우체국 직원 이레나는 공산주의 시절의 폴란드에서 홀로 아들을 키우며 근근이 살아간다. 어느 날, 광산에서 사고로 불구가 된 젊은 남자를 우연히 만나게 된다. 운명의 장난으로 만난 두 사람이 궁핍한 여자의 삶을 바꾸고, 불행한 남자에게 행복과 사랑을 가져다 줄 수 있을까?
Released from prison after five years, con-artist Szu is sent packing by his young wife; he heads for the town of Lutyn where he runs a con and attracts the interest of Jurek, a young cab driver who imagines himself a great grifter. Szu ("Sharp") teaches Jurek a few tricks enabling the young man to win some money in Wroclaw, then Sharp departs with Jola, a prostitute who offers him a mark. How that plays out, Jurek's determination to win big, Sharp's cold calculations, and the wages of sin await.
A well-regarded engineer in a big enterprise is hounded by trumped up attacks on his integrity when he delves too deeply into how bonuses are handled by the management. He gets into an argument with the guard, is arrested and subsequently fired. An old friend, a journalist, tries to sort things out but the victim's stubbornness and past problems with his wife lead to lossess by both.
