한때 비밀 요원이었던 윌리엄은 과거를 청산하고 산속에서 조용히 살고 있다. 그의 소일거리는 폴란드의 고아원에서 지내는 소녀 이레나와 편지를 주고받는 것. 그러던 어느 날, 그는 고아원장으로부터 이레나가 더 이상 편지를 할 수 없다는 통보를 받는다. 뭔가 수상하다는 생각에 윌리엄은 폴란드로 건너가고, 고아원이 인신매매단과 결탁하여 소녀들을 팔아넘긴다는 사실을 알게 되는데...
In IX century Europe, on the brink of Poland's birth, a cruel prince, Popiel, murders his cousins to ensure his son's succession. His crimes lead to an uprising of his subjects lead by the former commander of Popiel's army, Piastun, and a young hunter and warrior, Ziemowit. Meanwhile Ziemowit falls in love with Dziwa, lovely girl who is to become a priestess in the local temple ...
The story begins in March of 1968, the days of students protests. A hot- headed student protests the Dean's decision to expell a fellow student on fake accusation charges, upon which he drops out of university rather than make a compromise. He loses everything in the process: his girlfriend, housing privileges - he becomes a coal deliverer. On the job he witnesses an accident that causes death of a fellow worker. He decides to write a story, which is good and a publishing house wants to print it, but only after some corrections are made. He refuses again and the story is not printed. Finally, a story is commercialized and made into a succesful film and brings fame to the original author.
