On the way to Warsaw after a crude oil fraud in southern Poland, conman Adam Deren meets singer Liza. He decides to invest his money in a venture deemed to be a failure - a small cabaret where Liza could perform.
A young man named Josef visits a dilapidated Sanatorium to see his father Jakob. On his arrival, a sinister doctor informs him that his father had stopped breathing but hasn't died yet, perhaps due to Josef's arrival which may have halted time in the sanatorium. Josef undertakes a strange journey through the many rooms of the sanatorium, each which conjures worlds composed of his memories, dreams and nightmares.
1945 год. Демобилизованные бойцы женского подразделения решают и в мирной жизни сохранить военный порядок. Та же цель, как оказалось, и у мужчин из соседнего подразделения. Соперничая из-за одной усадьбы, обе стороны поклялись впредь не интересоваться противоположным полом...