The film depicts the momentous and tragic history of the Poznan uprising of 1956. The memory of the director, who was a nine-year-old boy at the time, is the only canvass of the script. The main characters of the black-and-white film are two boys aged ten and twelve. From their perspective, the viewer follows the development of events. From the depths of the gates, through the rails of fences and cluttered backyards, through the eyes of the children we watch the street riots. The film, without action in the literal sense of the word, was made using a reportage technique that perfectly captures the spontaneity of the Poznan uprising. Among other things, the author of the picture depicts the adventures of a young worker Zenek, who becomes the unwitting leader of the protest, and five professors, who by chance find themselves in the very center of events.
Michał Żebrowski
as Zenek
Tadeusz Szymków
as Stachu Kaczmarek, ojciec Piotrka
Mateusz Hornung
as Piotrek
Arkadiusz Walkowiak
as Darek
Agata Kulesza
as Zośka, nauczycielka bohaterów
Bronisław Pawlik
as dziadek Piotrka
Robert Więckiewicz
as robotnik
Olaf Lubaszenko
as czołgista
Grzegorz Wons
as ojciec Darka
Sława Kwaśniewska
as ciotka Piotrka
Antonina Choroszy
as matka Piotrka (w napisach błędna pisownia nazwiska: Horoszy)
Grażyna Korin
as matka Darka
