Witek runs after a train Three variations follow on how such a seemingly banal incident could influence the rest of Witeks life
An idealistic young doctor takes a job at a womans clinic He loses his confidence and questions whether the medical field is right when he is faced with acute abortion and genital diseases
Five young men reunite on a freight train ten years after completing their medical studies They reminisce about their shared past, when Poland was ruled by implacable Stalinism
Story of youths during the German occupation of Poland in the World War II who come to adulthood through love and adversity