The fate of a working-class family during the third Silesian Uprising.

A young soldier is being blackmailed by his colleague after causing a driving accident while drunk

When it is discovered that the Zygmunt mine in Upper Silesia has been deemed unprofitable and is to be closed by flooding, the miners go on strike and a violent demonstration ensues.

During the 1920 Silesian uprising, seven brothers take part in the struggle with the Germans to keep the region in the Polish hands.

Jan comes to a mountain town to test a new model of a hang-glider. There he meets a young teacher.