Freed Polish soldiers are trapped in a small town in Germany during the last days of World War II. After a doctor's daughter is raped by a concentration camp worker, the Poles allow her and her father to stay in the house that is their temporary quarters. While waiting to be repatriated, the war-weary group is forced to fight some German soldiers who invade the town. The war brings out conflicting emotions of the Poles who find themselves trapped in the house and once again under fire from the enemy.
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.
1942. A cidade de Varsóvia sofre a ocupação alemã. Os jovens poloneses começam a participar do movimento de resistência. O herói desta saga entra na luta, a pedido da jovem por quem se apaixonara. Junto a essa história de amor, Wajda mostra a coragem e o sacrifício dos conterrâneos, num dos mais difíceis períodos da história de seu país. (e 16 - Estimado 16 Anos)
