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

Two young men from a town near Łódź attack and rob a taxi driver. Unsatisfied with the loot, they make their escape from the authorities across Poland.

The action takes place in the Polish countryside in the second half of the 19th century. The main character is a few months old Staś, son of the blacksmith Józef and Małgorzata, from whose perspective we see the conflict of his parents with the local organist.

A young poet is hired to boost the morale of water pump workers.

A young forest ranger wages a decisive war with poachers, while trying to convince the villagers of his righteousness.

Many years after finishing their education, a colorful cast of characters decides to attend a night school to finally earn their high school diplomas.