The film evokes a childhood in rural Lithuania between the wars. A country boy, Tomaszek, lives on a rich estate, situated on the Polish border. He realizes that the Issa Valley he lives in is to be torn apart by internal political conflicts and unrests among the mixed population of Poles, Lithuanians, Jews and Russians. He, however, is captivated by a paradise surrounding him, the forest, and his fantasies.
Anna Dymna
Maria Pakulnis
Danuta Szaflarska
Ewa Wiśniewska
Edward Dziewoński
Krzysztof Gosztyła
Jerzy Kamas
Jerzy Kryszak
Maciej Mazurkiewicz
Ewa Florczak
Marta Lipińska
Hanna Skarżanka
Joanna Szczepkowska
Włodzimierz Boruński
Tadeusz Bradecki
Tadeusz Chudecki
Józef Duriasz
Gustaw Lutkiewicz
Igor Śmiałowski
Marek Walczewski
Elżbieta Jasińska
Halina Machulska
Marek Bargiełowski
Czesław Lasota
Bernard Ładysz
Olgierd Łukaszewicz
Zdzisław Tobiasz
Ryszard Zatorski
Konstanty Szyrko
Włodzimierz Bendych