Irena Oberska

Psychological drama: a teacher's internal moral conflict, who wins the students' sympathy and respect by devising a heroic war life story.

Agnieszka est persuadée que son idée est la bonne : réaliser un reportage sur Mateusz Birkut, ce jeune maçon devenu héros national dans les années 50, dont elle a retrouvé une statue abandonnée. Son directeur d'études tente de la dissuader, mais la jeune femme s'obstine et finit par découvrir le dessous des cartes. Un cinéaste réputé, Burski, lui raconte comment Birkut a conquis sa gloire, en posant 30 000 briques en une journée. D'autres témoins, elle apprend que son exploit lui a valu la haine d'autres ouvriers...

A film biography of Maria Skłodowska-Curie and Pierre Curie.

The main character is a bookkeeper, 40, who lives a quiet, uninteresting life with her husband and son of school age. She realizes that soon she won't be needed much at home as the boy grows up and the relationship with her husband crumbles. It's only when an embezzlement is discovered at the office and she stands up to her management, that she realizes life has more to offer. She meets a well-off former classmate, married to an American. Then she meets Jacek and starts contemplating possibilities of a new start. She discovers love for the first time, but turns to old ways rather than to break loose.