A young teacher and a conservative mayor fight over influence in a village in Western Poland, all while falling in love with each other.

Joanna Szczerbic
Agnieszka Żwaniec

Leon Niemczyk
Zenon Bałcz

Jadwiga Chojnacka
Pobłocka

Hanna Skarżanka
Loda Przywłocka

Władysław Dewoyno
January

Aleksander Fogiel
Paszczuk

Ryszard Kotys
Semen

Jerzy Turek
Maks

Zofia Merle
Pela

Irena Netto
Inspector
Maria Zbyszewska
Paulina Zawiślakowa

Stefan Bartik
Disabled Man

Adolf Chronicki
Officer

Wiktor Grotowicz
Gerard

Stanisław Igar
Inspector