Экранизация одноименного романа З. Милошевского. Прокурор Теодор Шацкий разводится с женой и уезжает из Варшавы в небольшой живописный городок на юго-востоке Польши - Сандомеж. Спустя некоторое время ему поручают расследование странного и таинственного дела, теснопереплетенного со средневековой легендой. Но в каждой легенде есть свое зерно правды...
A young, charismatic priest John, his time missionary in Africa, every day helping Warsaw young people addicted to drugs. Unconventional methods, which are used in pastoral work, raise many doubts about his superiors. Surprisingly, however, his life undergoes a sudden transformation when routine testing finds out that he is HIV positive.
In the mid-1960s, a respected surgeon dreams of leaving Poland to see his wife and daughter in England. To get the money for his escape, he needs to consider taking part in a bank robbery.
