Krzysztof Bauman

The main character is Bogna, a thirty year old woman lost in her surrounding reality and unhappy in her private life. After her husband departs for a foreign scholarship, Bogna learns that her mother died. The trip to her hometown for the funeral becomes a voyage in time, during which she relives the memories of her idyllic childhood.

Un célèbre journaliste polonais présente un problème pour les pouvoirs en place lorsqu'il affiche ses compétences et ses connaissances politiques dans une émission de télévision présentant des questions et réponses lors d'une conférence mondiale par un panel de journalistes. Ses ennemis lui enlèvent ses privilèges quand il est absent. Le choc d'être «indésirable» correspond à une déception plus profonde dans sa vie privée: sa femme a une liaison avec un jeune rival jaloux, et après 15 ans de mariage et deux filles veux divorcer.

Tomek comes from the so-called good family. However, she cannot find a common language with her parents. They are not very interested in what their child is doing. Tomek falls in love with nurse Ania, who becomes pregnant. He is friends with Mariusz, who is a member of his team. Mariusz lives in an orphanage. There he has problems with a certain drug addict. Tomek wants to help him, but his parents don't like it. They want Tomek to break off contacts with Ania and Mariusz. They believe that this is not company for their son.