The story takes place before World War II and centers on Pawel, a member of a conservative, middle-class family, and his love for Lidka, a taxi dancer. Social conventions and the lovers' inability to defy those forces Pawel and Lidka benefit. Times change, war breaks out, leading to Pawel sent to Auschwitz while Lidka marry his cousin. Their love has survived and conventions are no longer the issue.

A 10-year old boy becomes a king after the death of his father and tries to bring reforms to the country, with varying results

Story of 11-year old Tadeusz, a prisoner in a children's concentration camp in Nazi-occupied Poland.

Young Marcin wishes to escape his life in a village and make a career in a city.

Three short stories depicting the adventures of athletes from various disciplines. Reserve goalkeeper Antoni gets a chance to play in a match as a substitute for his sick teammate. Hanka and Piotr, although they are in love with each other, only meet at competitions. Adam is the first to arrive in the town where the finish line of a cycling race is located. The residents celebrate his victory.

Three stories about life problems, each rooted in contemporary reality through newspaper reports and a “Polityka” magazine survey, crafted by documentarians Jerzy Hoffman and Edward Skórzewski.

In 1807, Napoleon meets and falls in love with 22-year-old Polish countess Marie Walewska, who is unhappily married to a much older man. Enchanted by the blonde, blue-eyed countess, the emperor enters into an affair with Marie, who uses the relationship to induce Napoleon to treat Poland fairly.

Absurd gag comedy about a grotesque pursuit of a "snow man" allegedly imported to Poland. A box with a shipment from India, which was supposed to contain a yeti, turned out to be empty. The desperate professor tries to find it. He even gets into prison, from which, however, he escapes handcuffed with the thief. Meanwhile, the "snow man" begins to be considered the perpetrator of more and more crimes. Eventually, everything becomes clear. In the telegram notifying of the shipment, a word was twisted and hence the whole misunderstanding.

A group of scouts is on vacation in the mountains, and the surrounding area is also a base for poachers and smugglers. One of the scouts encounters a poacher in the forest who is finishing off a deer he has wounded. The boy tries to save the animal, leading to a confrontation with the illegal hunter, who uses a weapon. Alerted, the group begins to pursue the bandit.

A former World War 2 resistance fighter returns to Poland to reconnect with his old comrades, but finds out they have moved on with their lives and have no time for him.