Warsaw elites meet at a ball in Baron Neman's palace, where they discuss the political situation in Poland.

Young Polish nobleman Jakub is saved from imprisonment by a stranger. In return, the stranger wants to obtain a list of Jakub’s fellow conspirators. As he follows his mysterious savior across the country, Jakub is affected by the overall chaos and moral corruption; he goes insane and becomes a mass murderer.

A young man from the countryside fights against all odds to fulfill his dream of becoming an actor.