On the road wandering minstrel finds a mare, which, upholstered and sickly, is dying. He buries mare and casts a curse in the village where the animal was tortured. In the village lives Jańcio, a philosopher, a man loving life and his young wife, Weronka. Jańcio lives in harmony with God and is not expecting that he will be put to the test by him. He is convinced he has the power to make miracles. He leaves his pregnant wife, and goes to see the world, promising to return before the due date.
Franciszek Pieczka
as Jancio Wodnik
Bogusław Linda
as Stygma
Grażyna Błęcka-Kolska
as Weronka
Katarzyna Aleksandrowicz
as Oczyszczona
Olgierd Łukaszewicz
as Dziad
