As high school students put on a politically-engaged school play, tensions begin to rise between them and their headmaster. The conflict seems to mirror the social situation in the 1980s Poland.

The story of six Polish emigrants living in New York City, who try to live their American Dream and cope with the realities of the Big Apple.

The year is 1989, and the country's first free elections in a long time are approaching. A man in a cycling cap organizes a chain of clean hands, using it as a tool in his election campaign. In the queue outside the passport office, people chat, make plans, and ponder what's worth selling abroad. Writers observe the world around them. One of them is applying for a passport. In Dzierżyński Square, the monument to Feliks Edmundowicz is being dismantled. Two drunk men sleep on a bench, and behind them is a sign reading: "All is well." The two writers observe the ongoing transformation of the political system.

Andrzej is a quiet and secretive chair tester with incredible power that helps him in his work work in a small factory. He secretly has a crush on the secretary, and his life is being made difficult by the chief chair designer. The situation changes when the plant is to produce a new model of the chair.

A celebrity journalist and a down-to-earth teacher find their relationship in rocky waters when a job gets in the way of their new life together.

It is the winter of 1837. The fates of two men become intertwined by their affection for the same woman. One of them, Alexander, is a poet. The other is a French Baron named George d'Anthes. The choices they make are complicated by the appearance of a sinister and mysterious stranger. "We are wandering in a maze where the only exit has been bricked up" - in a dark court corridor a silent whisper can be heard. Trapped in court intrigues, the men are forced into a duel of honor.

Belzec, Poland, late 60's. Local children decide to find a treasure buried behind the forest.

In jail for swindling millions, a charming accountant tries to convince his fiancée that he's working abroad - while outwitting his vengeful ex-boss.

Just before Christmas, things that are difficult to explain happen in the house of the widow of the local organist. Muddy traces left in the house, mysterious shadows and strange sounds make Bogusia increasingly believe that these may be signs from her tragically deceased husband.