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.
as Magdalena, gospodyni księdza Peikswy
as Barbarka, służąca Romualda
as Michalina Surkontowa, babcia Tomaszka
as Helena Juchniewicz, ciotka Tomaszka
as Kazimierz Surkont, dziadek Tomaszka
as leśnik Baltazar
as Romuald Bukowski, sąsiad Surkontów
as diabeł Niemczyk
as Tomaszek
as Antonina, służąca Surkontów
as Tekla Dilbinowa z Surkontów, matka Tomaszka
as Bukowska, matka Romualda, Dionizego i Wiktora
as rabin
as sekretarz rabina
as ksiądz Peikswa
as Domcio Malinowski
as Józef Czarny
as Łuk Juchniewicz, mąż ciotki Heleny
as ksiądz Monkiewicz, następca księdza Peikswy
as czarownik Masiulis
as Pola
as Akulonisowa
as Dionizy, brat Romualda
as Szatybełko
as żołnierz rosyjski zabity przez Baltazara
as Wiktor, brat Romualda
as aktor "oficer niemiecki" na planie filmu
as zamachowiec Wackonis, nacjonalista litewski
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