Ewa is a young ambitious engineer who starts to work for the team of an acclaimed architect Jerzy. Gradually she becomes aware of the bizarre relations he has with his wife and lovers.
In 1905 partitioned Poland, a bomb moves through the anarchist underground as revolutionaries prepare to strike against Tsarist rule.
The impresario decides to make the theater group's performances more attractive by spreading a rumor that the oldest actress could die on stage at any moment.
Presenting a different approach to life, the three brothers meet at their father's funeral.
