When the war in Ukraine breaks out, five women representing various generations and attitudes engage in a desperate fight to save themselves and their loved ones. Thrown together by life, they are protagonists in an uplifting story about life, courage, sacrifice and the power of human spirit.
Two high school students are fascinated by a mature, attractive woman named Żaklina. The boys' friendship, strengthened by the common passion of filmmaking, seems to be indestructible until both of them try to seduce her.
Fourteen-year-old Szymon lives in a seaside village. He's going through one of the most turbulent stages in his life - puberty. However his monotonous life is interrupted by an unexpected visit from his childhood friend. An ordinary meeting on a cliff turns into his first summer romance.
A woman with limited hopes due to dwarfism toils in a rundown motel in rural Poland, as a maid. Will the repeated visits of an interesting man, a truck driver, change the loneliness of her situation?
One country. Four directors. Six comedy-dramas. Each of them works as a separate story, together they form a coherent whole. All of them are based on seemingly mundane situations that take a perverse turn, bringing the heroes to the brink of their endurance.
A 70-year-old, wealthy Polish woman, Elżbieta, refuses to help her Ukrainian housekeeper, Oksana. When as a result of their conflict, Oksana leaves at night without a word, Elżbieta goes on a journey to find her. The expedition reveals the fate of Ukrainian war refugees who have arrived in Poland.
A young woman becomes close with a mechanic who feels responsible for the death of her brother.
Bored with his job, an office clerk accidentally finds a passport hidden in the toilet, which leads him to start an investigation.
After twenty years in prison, a man returns to his homeland to wait for death in peace. His world is completely changed when he accidentally meets a character from the magical world of nature.
Piotr comes home on the day of the 16th birthday of his daughter Kamila. He finds the girl unconscious, in a pool of blood. Doctors’ diagnosis is a shock for the man. From now on, their life will not be the same. The father takes care of his daughter in the cruel world.
Maja, a waitress in a small village, aimlessly floats through life, while trying to come to terms with a much different past; until one day a strange woman, who is waiting for someone, comes into Maja's place of work.
Fifty-year-old Roma is in the most difficult moment of her life. She has left her husband and has no roof over her head. When things get worse, all she has to do is forget herself for a while.
Wiktoria, a woman showing early signs of pregnancy learns that her brother just arrived in town. The siblings support each other, both carrying a dark secret.
Doina, a 12-year-old girl, has her first period on the day her grandma has a stroke. Since then, their roles are inverted and Doina has to learn how to deal with the challenges of adulthood.
Raised by an overprotective mother and having recently moved from the city, 17 year old Wojtek tries to fit in by taking part in a local motorcycle competition.
Bartek's mother wants to prepare her son for what is worst and at the same time inevitable: her own death. She secures his financial and legal future and teaches him what to do and how to do it when the time comes. Although the boy listens to her carefully, there are completely different thoughts running through his head and heart.
Teresa is suffering from postnatal depression after the birth of her son. In an effort to find comfort elsewhere she temporarily moves back with her husband to her parents’ house. However, the young woman’s family home conjures up memories of a previous relationship and a past love that perhaps has yet to be extinguished.
Parents of the 19-year-old Nina and 9-year-old Baśka go abroad. The older girl has to take care of her younger sister which leads to both comic and dramatic situations. The situation begins to overwhelm the main protagonist who loses control over her world: school, trainings and friends. The story of the sisters is a story of responsibility, everyday challenge, dreams and sisterhood relations, sometimes hard. The film is a debut of the director.
Short film that was later expanded into a feature film with the same name.
