

This harrowing tale of survival centers on Rose, a Masurian woman, whose German soldier husband was killed in the war, leaving her alone on their farm. A single woman had no defense against Russian soldiers who raped as a form of revenge, nor against plundering Poles who found themselves in desperate straits. Help arrives for Rose in the form of Tadeusz, a former officer in the Polish Home Army who deserted after he saw his wife raped and murdered by Russian troops and is attempting to hide his identity.
Tadeusz

Róża Kwiatkowska

Jadwiga Kwiatkowska

Władek

Amelia
Pastor

Mateusz

Wasyl

Lekarz Leliwa

Kumpel Wasyla

Kazik

Anna

hairdresser

Woźniak

Gretchen

rozstrzeliwana

Hawryluk

Madecki

NKVD captain

colonel of the Soviet Army
Georg
official

doctor
NKVD captain

railway worker

postman

buffet lady

Soviet soldier
Johann Kwiatkowski

Catholic priest
Wasyl's friend

Mazurka
