A commune built around the pursuit of spiritual perfection through the occult begins to see its prophecies come true.

The adventures of eight-year-old Victoria, who after many years visits her uncle in Silesia. Victoria lives in England with her parents and knows Silesia only from the (often exaggerated and untrue) stories of her parents and friends. Uncle Marian wants to show the girl the most beautiful corners of Silesia and introduce her to the history and culture of this beautiful Polish land.

What would it be like to step inside a great work of art, have it come alive around you, and even observe the artist as he sketches the very reality you are experiencing? From Lech Majewski, one of Poland's most acclaimed filmmakers, The Mill and the Cross is a cinematic re-staging of Pieter Bruegel's masterpiece "Procession to Calvary," presented alongside the story of its creation.