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.

Filip Pławiak
as Andrzej Zawrat

Julian Świeżewski
as Maciek Zawrat

Jakub Gierszał
as Wolfram von Kamitz

Sandra Drzymalska
as Bronka Wetula

Wiktoria Gorodecka
as Helena

Andrzej Konopka
as 'Skorus' Wetula

Alona Szostak
as Bronka's Mother

Julia Kuzka
as Bronka's Sister

Nikodem Marecki
as Bronka's Brother

Juliusz Chrząstowski
as Zawrat, Andrzej and Maciek's Father