Польша, 1983 год. В стране по-прежнему действует военное положение, введенное коммунистическими властями с целью подавления оппозиции «Солидарности». 12 мая Гжегож Пшемык, сын оппозиционной поэтессы Барбары Садовской, был арестован и жестоко избит милицейским патрулем. После двух дней агонии Пшемык умирает. Единственным свидетелем смертельного избиения является один из друзей Гжегожа - Юрек Попель, который решает бороться за справедливость и дает показания против милиции.
Beksiński is a gentle man with arachnophobia, despite his hardcore sexual fantasies and his fondness for painting disturbing dystopian works. Beksiński is a family man who wants only the best for his loving wife Zofia, neurotic son Tomasz and the couple's aging mothers. His daily painting to classical music eventually pays off and he makes a name for himself in contemporary art. Good Catholic woman Zofia tries to hold the family together, but troubled son Tomasz proves to be a handful with his violent outbursts and suicidal threats. Their relief is brief when he starts dating women and becomes a radio presenter and movie translator, and the concerned parents must be on constant watch to prevent their son from hurting himself. But Beksiński never believed that family life would always be sunshine and rainbows. As he tapes everything with his beloved camcorder, the 28-year Beksiński saga unfolds through paintings, near-death experiences, dance music trends and funerals...
Andrzej (Bartosz Opania), a popular film stunt is a happy husband and father. It appears that the specific work of Andrzej does not disturb his calm family life. So how should be explained the anxiety, which appears in the moment of Andrzej's another risky venture? The film was based on a story by Joanna Kocemba "Rainbow" and refers to the Decalogue First Commandment “You shall have no other gods before me” - as a part of film cycle produced within the project „Dekalog89+”. Leszek Korusiewiecz is one of the ten young directors which has taken the challenge of making new film on the Decalogue Commandment's impact for young generations, due to the project made on 20th anniversary of launching the famous "Decalogue" by Krzysztof Kieślowski.
