The subject of the film is the problem of the migration of young people from the countryside to the cities in search of an easier life. The meeting of the whole family - whose paths have diverged a long time ago - with the sick father and a long conversation with him determine the final decision of the film's protagonist, Janek: he will return to where he comes from, to the countryside, to his fatherland.
Cast
Zygmunt Apostoł
Janek's Brother
Krystyna Kołodziejczyk
Janek's Brother's Wife
Piotr Loretz
Janek
Katarzyna Łaniewska
Janek's Sister
Celina Mencner
Janek's Sister
E. Białostocka
Unknown
Aleksander Błaszyk
Zbyszek
Zofia Czerwińska
Nurse
J. Chrzanowski
Unknown
Zygmunt Kęstowicz
Staszek
Adam Perzyk
Sanatorium Resident
Tomasz Zaliwski
Sanatorium Resident
Piotr Fronczewski
Soldier (uncredited)
Marek Lewandowski
Soldier (uncredited)
Juliusz Lubicz-Lisowski
Factory Guard (uncredited)
Laura Łącz
Village Girl (uncredited)
Edward Radulski
Sanatorium Resident (uncredited)
Lech Sołuba
Soldier (uncredited)
Crew
Julian Dziedzina
Director
Ernest Bryll
Screenplay
Elżbieta Kurkowska
Editor
Daniela Cieplińska
Assistant Editor
Andrzej Ramlau
Director of Photography
Włodzimierz Kamiński
First Assistant Director
Mieczysław Popławski
Assistant Director
Małgorzata Kobiela
Assistant Director
Jarosław Świtoniak
Production Design
Jan Janczewski
Camera Operator
Stefan Kurzyp
Assistant Camera
Eugeniusz Gąsiorek
Assistant Camera
Hanna Morawiecka
Costume Design
Zbigniew Dobracki
Makeup Artist
Witold Popkiewicz
Sound Assistant
Jan Szmańda
Sound
Waldemar Parzyński
Music, Conductor
Ewa Kowalska
Set Decoration
Jan Hawrylkiewicz
Assistant Production Design
Wacław Jesionowski
Assistant Production Design
Jerzy Owoc
Production Manager
Andrzej Gąsior
Assistant Production Manager
Zbigniew Stanek
Assistant Production Manager
Pawel Mann
Assistant Production Manager