The dark drama of a peasant family from the second half of the 19th century: Seduced by a municipal clerk (in exchange for a promise to release her husband from military service), the woman dies at the hands of her jealous husband.
The school incident of the disappearance of a watch became a pretext for the filmmakers to faithfully show an interesting social layer, to present the life of the school community, Agnieszka's conflicts with her parents and the emerging sympathy for a boy.
Two friends spend a lot of time together, walking and talking. One of them - Magda - meets aliens, can stop or speed up time, is extremely irritating and annoys outsiders. In her free time, she looks for a job at MPK, looks after her grandmother, helps her mother and experiences adventures with...
In 1943, Ewa decides to take care of her Jewish neighbour's daughter and brings her home just for a few days. When the ghetto uprising begins, the woman keeps on looking after the little girl.