Set in Poland in the 1970s, the main character half-heartedly goes about his job as a censor at the state run television station, whilst conducting affairs with nurses, airline pilots, etc....
Ala is a frustrated housewife and mother of three children. When she suddenly gets killed in a car accident, her family have to learn how to cope with the new situation.
An actor returns to Poland after 12 very unsuccessful years in the U.S. only to find himself enmeshed in a noirish situation very reminiscent of 1940s California.