A Polish contractor, Nowak, leads a group of workmen to London so they can provide cheap labor for a government official based there. Nowak has to manage the project and the men as they encounter the tempations of the West and loneliness and separation from their families. Nowak is the only one of the group who speaks English, and he uses this as a tool over his team. When the unrest in Poland leads to a military takeover, Nowak is faced with a much more difficult situation than he expected.
Jeremy Irons
as Nowak
Eugene Lipinski
as Banaszak
Jiří Stanislav
as Wolski
Eugeniusz Haczkiewicz
as Kudaj
Denis Holmes
as Neighbor
David Calder
as Supermarket Manager
Trevor Cooper
as Hire Shop Man
David Gant
as Aquascutum Assistant
Jenifer Landor
as Aquascutum Shoplifter
Kenny Ireland
as Timber Man
Fred Lee Own
as Chinese Man
Michael Sarne
as Builders' Merchant
