

A story about the fate of post-war Polish villages. Szymon Pietruszka's life is dominated by Michał, his older brother, who left for the city before the war. There, he became involved in the leftist movement. He returned to his home village after the war in a dignitary's car. Soon, however, he left again, only to reappear a few years later—this time penniless, mired in apathy, betrayed by his ideals. The only person who guesses Michał's secret is Szymon, who is also unable to break down the wall separating him from his brother.
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Cast

Janusz Michałowski
Michał Pietruszka, brat Szymona

Bożena Adamek
Mother of Szymon and Michal

Paweł Gędłek
Young Michal Pietruszka

Ignacy Machowski
Ksiądz proboszcz

Stefan Popkowski
Szymon Pietruszka w młodości

Jerzy Radziwiłowicz
Szymon Pietruszka

Paweł Nowisz
Krawiec, kuzyn Pietruszków

Ryszard Chlebuś
Franek
Włodzimierz Musiał
Izydor

Adam Ferency
Ojciec Szymona i Michała

Bronisław Pawlik
Bartłomiej Kuś

Szymon Bobrowski
Rysiek
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