Jan and Maria become a couple in 1930s Kraków. Jan tries to get a job as an architect but fails. They struggle with poverty and extreme humiliation. Their attempt to survive leads to a desperate crime.

Franciszek Trzeciak
as Jan Malisz

Anna Nieborowska
as Maria Maliszowa

Irena Ładosiówna
as Old Woman

Lucyna Winnicka
as Photographic Studio Owner

Ewa Zdzieszyńska
as Ewa

Halina Szram-Kijowska
as Elderly Couple's Daughter

Jerzy Block
as Old Man

Aleksander Czajczynski
as

Marcel Novek
as Party Guest

Edward Radulski
as Edek