The story of a WWII tragedy in a Polish village mixed with the story of a wedding taking place in the same place 80 years later. A bitter look at a xenophobic community that forgets its own history.
Olka is seventeen years old. For years, she had been looking for her mother. Her constant escapes from the orphanage landed her in a reformatory. She only wants her mother back.
Anything is possible in Warsaw rising from the war rubble in 1953. The omnipresent uncertainty, denunciations, and the sense of constant surveillance are tamed with the help of vodka and good company. A renowned writer, Mister T. lives in a hotel for authors and makes a living by giving extra lessons. One day, a young countryside man moves into the next-door flat with big dreams of working as a journalist. Mister T. becomes his mentor and teacher. The pace of the protagonist's life quickens once the authorities begin to suspect him of an evil wish to blow up the Palace of Culture and Science, and Secret Police agents start to watch every move he makes. It is hard to stay serious in this ridiculous reality.
A few years back tragic events tied the fate of three Catholic priests. From then on they meet on every anniversary of the disaster to celebrate their survival. On an everyday basis they have their ups and downs. Lisowski works at the curia in a big city, has a career and is dreaming of the Vatican. Problem is, archbishop Mordowicz, an opulent church official who uses his political influence to build the largest sanctuary in Poland, gets in his way. The second priest, Trybus, is a village parson. He ministers to a poor community and gives in to human weaknesses more and more often. Kukuła is not faring well either. Despite his fervent faith, he loses the trust of his parishioners actually overnight. Soon the stories of the three clergymen are going to join once again.
Polônia, 1939. Pouco antes da Segunda Guerra Mundial, ucranianos, judeus e poloneses viviam em paz em uma pequena vila. Zozia é uma jovem polonesa que se apaixona por Petro, um rapaz ucraniano. Todavia, os pais dela a obrigam a se casar com um homem polonês mais velho, Maciej, viúvo e administrador do vilarejo. Quando a guerra começa, a harmonia da região termina, ao passo que os homens poloneses são convocados pelo exército para defender o país. Depois de uma derrota em batalha, os sobreviventes retornam para a vila, mas são capturados pelos ucranianos, que os torturam e matam. (e 18 - Estimado 18 Anos)
