A reclusive lighthouse worker accepts the offer to swap jobs with a police inspector for a while, just to help him catch Teston, the so-called criminal of criminals.

Gustlik learns the magical world of Silesian legends listening to his grandfather's stories.

Two boys set out by train from Kraków to the seaside but lose their travel money and decide to continue their journey “for a smile,” hitchhiking and using every transport they can find.

Michał Kopera has an accident at work. His relatives visiting him at the hospital are more interested in his account than in his health.

A descendant of a noble family takes the side of the proletariat, fighting against the mistreatment of factory owners and the oppresion from the Tsar during the 1905 revolution.

A young woman runs away from her home to the big city, gets a job in theatre and gets involved with shady characters.

Former Master Mariner Klimecki works an unassuming job in a small port near the Baltic Sea, hiding his identity from the world, which makes him suspicious in the eyes of the local government.

After being transferred to a new position, the young doctor becomes the target of harassment by her colleagues.

After the war, the community of mountaineers is eager to start their own sawmill. When the communist authorities come to take over the sawmill, a rebellion starts.