A Polish contractor, Nowak, leads a group of workmen to London so they can provide cheap labor for a government official based there. Nowak has to manage the project and the men as they encounter the tempations of the West and loneliness and separation from their families. Nowak is the only one of the group who speaks English, and he uses this as a tool over his team. When the unrest in Poland leads to a military takeover, Nowak is faced with a much more difficult situation than he expected.

Jeremy Irons
as Nowak

Eugene Lipinski
as Banaszak

Jiří Stanislav
as Wolski

Eugeniusz Haczkiewicz
as Kudaj

Denis Holmes
as Neighbor

David Calder
as Supermarket Manager

Trevor Cooper
as Hire Shop Man

David Gant
as Aquascutum Assistant

Jenifer Landor
as Aquascutum Shoplifter

Kenny Ireland
as Timber Man