An elderly man returns to Poland to find his long-lost son, missing since World War II. In his quest the man is forced to contemplate the elusive and coded nature of truth itself.
A mother is looking for her missing child, with whom she lost contact while in a concentration camp. The film was completed in 1948, but it was banned from distribution by the government, until finally releasing in 1991.
The revolution of 1905 is underway. Jan Czarowic, a revolutionist, loves beautiful Krystyna without reciprocity. Soon he takes part in an attack on a Russian general. One of the comrades is arrested and blackmailed, he betrays the others. Soon, all the fighters end up in a Russian prison, where they are tortured. However, Krystyna comes to help.
Before the court pending trial of the girl who killed her child. She faces the death penalty. Only defender Christina, did not believe in her guilt. From Jackie she finds out how it came to this tragic event ...