The film tells the story of two Highlander brothers – Maciek and Andrzej. After the death of their father, which Andrzej contributed to, and the loss of his beloved Bronka, Andrzej leaves the family home. On his way, he meets the mysterious Wolfram, an anthropologist and climber. He shares with him his mountaineering technique and knowledge about the Prague origins of the highlanders. Andrzej returns to Zakopane, war breaks out. To protect the Highlanders from wartime destruction, he wants to persuade them to cooperate with the Germans. Andrzej and Maciek are standing on opposite sides of the barricade. The brothers' confrontation is bloody and painful.
as Andrzej Zawrat
as Maciek Zawrat
as Wolfram von Kamitz
as Bronka Wetula
as Helena
as 'Skorus' Wetula
as Bronka's Mother
as Bronka's Sister
as Bronka's Brother
as Zawrat, Andrzej and Maciek's Father
as Andrzej and Maciek's Grandfather
as Bruno Berg
as Governor
as Governor's Wife
as UB Officer
as Opler
as 'Piorun'
as Conductor
as Ballet Master
as Aristocrat
as Soviet Soldiers Commander
as Opler's Wife
as Mountaineer Hiding Helena
as Young Mountaineer
as Pytac
as Andrzej's Companion
as Andrzej's Companion
as Andrzej's Companion
as Andrzej's Companion
as Old Mountaineer
as Old Mountaineer
as Old Mountaineer-Blacksmith
as Member of the Elders
as Member of the Elders
as Member of the Elders
as Member of the Elders
as Wolfram's Assistant
as Polish Officer High in the Mountains
as Young Mountaineer-Courier
as Young Mountaineer
as Józek (5 years old)
as Governor's Son
as German Translator
as Berg's Assistant
as Old Lady
as Mountaineer Making Out
as Mountaineer Making Out
as Drunk Soldier Making Out with the Mountaineers
as Mountaineer in the Hat
as German Coach
as 'White Bear'
as High Degree NKVD Officer
as Polish Soldier
as Polish Soldier
as Opler's Daughter
as Opler's Son (6-7 years old)
as High Degree NKVD Officer
as Actress
as Actress
as Actress
as Actress
as Actress
as Actor
as Actor
as Woman at the Theater
as Woman at the Theater
as Woman at the Theater
as Governor's Daughter
as Governor's Daughter
as Dancer
as Dancer
as Dancer
as Dancer
as Dancer
as German
as High Degree Ahnenerbe Officer's Son
as UB Officer's Lover
as Rabbi
as Rabbi's Wife
as Soviet Soldier
as Forewoman at the Wedding
as Wolfram's Assistant
as Astronomer
as Woman in the Crowd in Front of the Church #1
as Woman in the Crowd in Front of the Church #2
as Woman in the Crowd in Front of the Church #3
as Woman in the Crowd in Front of the Church #4
as Woman in the Crowd in Front of the Church #5
as Man in the Crowd in Front of the Church #1
as Man in the Crowd in Front of the Church #2
as TOPR Rescuer
as TOPR Rescuer
