The film tells the story of two Highlander brothers – Maciek and Andrzej. After the death of their father, which Andrzej contributed to, and the loss of his beloved Bronka, Andrzej leaves the family home. On his way, he meets the mysterious Wolfram, an anthropologist and climber. He shares with him his mountaineering technique and knowledge about the Prague origins of the highlanders. Andrzej returns to Zakopane, war breaks out. To protect the Highlanders from wartime destruction, he wants to persuade them to cooperate with the Germans. Andrzej and Maciek are standing on opposite sides of the barricade. The brothers' confrontation is bloody and painful.
as Andrzej Zawrat
as Maciek Zawrat
as Wolfram von Kamitz
as Bronka Wetula
as Helena
as 'Skorus' Wetula
as Bronka's Mother
as Bronka's Sister
as Bronka's Brother
as Andrzej and Maciek's Father
as Grandfather
as Bruno Berg
as Governor
as Governor's Wife
as Opler
as Piorun
as Conductor
as Ballet Master
as Aristocrat
as Opler's Wife
as Pytac
as Wolfram's Assistant
as Governor's Son
as German Translator
as Berg's Assistant
as Babica
as German Coach
as 'White Bear'
as Polish Soldier
as Polish Soldier
as Opler's Daughter
as Woman in theater
as Woman in theater
as Woman in theater
as Governor's Daughter
as Governor's Daughter
as German
as Rabbi
as Rabbi's Wife
as Soviet Soldier
as Wolfram's Assistant
as Astronomer