The film tells the story of two Highlander brothers – Maciek and Andrzej. After the death of their father, which Andrzej contributed to, and the loss of his beloved Bronka, Andrzej leaves the family home. On his way, he meets the mysterious Wolfram, an anthropologist and climber. He shares with him his mountaineering technique and knowledge about the Prague origins of the highlanders. Andrzej returns to Zakopane, war breaks out. To protect the Highlanders from wartime destruction, he wants to persuade them to cooperate with the Germans. Andrzej and Maciek are standing on opposite sides of the barricade. The brothers' confrontation is bloody and painful.
Andrzej Zawrat
Maciek Zawrat
Wolfram von Kamitz
Bronka Wetula
Helena
'Skorus' Wetula
Bronka's Mother
Bronka's Sister
Bronka's Brother
Zawrat, Andrzej and Maciek's Father
Andrzej and Maciek's Grandfather
Bruno Berg
Governor
Governor's Wife
UB Officer
Opler
'Piorun'
Conductor
Ballet Master
Aristocrat
Soviet Soldiers Commander
Opler's Wife
Mountaineer Hiding Helena
Young Mountaineer
Pytac
Andrzej's Companion
Andrzej's Companion
Andrzej's Companion
Andrzej's Companion
Old Mountaineer
Old Mountaineer
Old Mountaineer-Blacksmith
Member of the Elders
Member of the Elders
Member of the Elders
Member of the Elders
Wolfram's Assistant
Polish Officer High in the Mountains
Young Mountaineer-Courier
Young Mountaineer
Józek (5 years old)
Governor's Son
German Translator
Berg's Assistant
Old Lady
Mountaineer Making Out
Mountaineer Making Out
Drunk Soldier Making Out with the Mountaineers
Mountaineer in the Hat
German Coach
'White Bear'
High Degree NKVD Officer
Polish Soldier
Polish Soldier
Opler's Daughter
Opler's Son (6-7 years old)
High Degree NKVD Officer
Actress
Actress
Actress
Actress
Actress
Actor
Actor
Woman at the Theater
Woman at the Theater
Woman at the Theater
Governor's Daughter
Governor's Daughter
Dancer
Dancer
Dancer
Dancer
Dancer
German
High Degree Ahnenerbe Officer's Son
UB Officer's Lover
Rabbi
Rabbi's Wife
Soviet Soldier
Forewoman at the Wedding
Wolfram's Assistant
Astronomer
Woman in the Crowd in Front of the Church #1
Woman in the Crowd in Front of the Church #2
Woman in the Crowd in Front of the Church #3
Woman in the Crowd in Front of the Church #4
Woman in the Crowd in Front of the Church #5
Man in the Crowd in Front of the Church #1
Man in the Crowd in Front of the Church #2
TOPR Rescuer
TOPR Rescuer