The film depicts the momentous and tragic history of the Poznan uprising of 1956. The memory of the director, who was a nine-year-old boy at the time, is the only canvass of the script. The main characters of the black-and-white film are two boys aged ten and twelve. From their perspective, the viewer follows the development of events. From the depths of the gates, through the rails of fences and cluttered backyards, through the eyes of the children we watch the street riots. The film, without action in the literal sense of the word, was made using a reportage technique that perfectly captures the spontaneity of the Poznan uprising. Among other things, the author of the picture depicts the adventures of a young worker Zenek, who becomes the unwitting leader of the protest, and five professors, who by chance find themselves in the very center of events.
Zenek

Stachu Kaczmarek, ojciec Piotrka

Piotrek
Darek
Zośka, nauczycielka bohaterów

dziadek Piotrka

robotnik

czołgista

ojciec Darka

ciotka Piotrka

matka Piotrka (w napisach błędna pisownia nazwiska: Horoszy)

matka Darka

blondynka, pielęgniarka w szpitalu

brunetka, pielęgniarka w szpitalu

UB-ek

UB-ek

człowiek z walizką

kobieta z UB

redaktor w poznańskiej rozgłośni Polskiego Radia

profesor w wagonie

profesor w wagonie
profesor w wagonie

profesor w wagonie

profesor w wagonie

starszy robotnik

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strażnik więzienny

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milicjant

głos Darka (narratora-głównego bohatera) zza kadru
