
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