Halina Kazimierowska

A woman just out of prison gets a job in a nursing home and tries, unsuccessfully, to put her life back together.

Warsaw elites meet at a ball in Baron Neman's palace, where they discuss the political situation in Poland.

The story stretches from 1863 to 1945. Its main characters are representatives of the Pasternik family, who live in the fictional village of Wielowice near Pszczyna. The protagonist of the first three episodes is Franciszek Pasternik, the following parts tell about the fate of his many children and even more grandchildren. The viewer follows their history against the backdrop of great changes and historical events that influenced the lives of Silesian Poles. So there is the Kulturkampf, Prussian rugi, the revolution of 1905, World War I and the Silesian Uprisings.