Officers of the 5th Horse Rifle Regiment of the 1st Armored Division go to Brussels, where they meet Joachim Lelewel. To verify the story, the press officer of the division goes to Brussels.
One night noble married couple Fabiusz and Waleria find that their long-estranged friend Mucjusz has returned from his travels of distant lands. During dinner, he presents them with mysterious and exotic gifts.
Poland in 1946. A gang of 'Thunder' is committing violent robberies and murders and terrorizes the population of a large territory, consistently moving away from retribution. Captain Morava gets to knoa that 'Thunder' has a well-informed informant between his pursuers. The captain comes up with a cunning plan.
Two zootechnics students, Jacek and Marek, come to the Bieszczady (it's the Polish "Wild West"). Looking for a holiday adventure and income, they become "cowboys" on local cattle grazing. Instead of the expected romantic adventures and the male, hard life, their boredom is becoming their share. Only when Jacek gets a stallion Szaga, things take a different turn.
Última parte da trilogia não planejada de Andrzej Wajda, que segue Geração e Kanal, sobre acontecimentos passados durante a Segunda Guerra Mundial na Polônia, Cinzas e Diamantes é considerado uma das maiores obras-primas do cinema mundial. Em 1945, no último dia da guerra, um jovem mercenário é contratado por uma organização de direita para matar um líder comunista em uma aldeia. Interpretado por Zbigniew Cybulski, considerado o James Dean do cinema polonês, o guerrilheiro cai de amores por uma garçonete e começa e pensar em desistir de sua vida de combatente.
