In war-ravaged Warsaw, five juvenile delinquents are given probation for stealing, to rehabilitate themselves, but remain under the influence of their profiteer-boss.
Young Frederic Chopin comes of age during a tumultous time in Polish history.
Polish composer Stanisław Moniuszko fights for the right to stage his opera "Halka".
An exiled leader returns to Poland to lead an uprising against the Russian occupiers.