Warsaw, December 13th 1981. Martial law shuts down the country. Overnight, a country turns into a prison. Taxis have been replaced by tanks. Citizens are treated like criminals. And visiting British Professor Joan Andrews finds herself trapped. After witnessing the murder of a young student by the secret police (the "Crows"), Joan herself becomes the target.
A story about a young jockey dreaming of a sports career. The culmination of these dreams is participation in the most important race in Poland - Great Warsaw Race. The main character - Krzysiek enters the horse racing world with the naivety of a novice and enthusiast. Only after some time does he realize that races are a network of dependencies, powerful interests and manipulation of results. The boy believes that he can change this, especially since the country is on the brink of great changes. The fall of communism gives hope that the future will only be better, and the rules clearer. However, in the world of corruption and dirty tricks, it is difficult to remain flawless. Will Krzysiek be able to resist big money and a fast career? How much is he willing to sacrifice to destroy the prevailing system?
Ewa Oginiec wants to leave the secret service and start over after a personal tragedy but things take a turn when her partner, also an agent, is exposed by Russian intelligence and mysteriously disappears.
Unemployed Joseph Marti is hired as an assistant to Mr. Tobler, an inventor. However, it turns out that the inventions are useless and Marti becomes a Man for everything while he plunges into the everyday routines of Mr. and Mrs. Tobler.
A successful and renowned novelist — haunted by trauma and a mysterious blackmailer — returns to his hometown to reckon with his unresolved past.
About Ela a rebellious artist struggling with the deep gray everyday life of Poland in the 1980's, including family problems and personal demons originating in bipolar disorder.
Ada is an American journalist of Polish origin. She has just moved to Hamburg with her partner and is struggling to find her way in the new reality. One day, a mysterious package arrives at the editorial office where she works.
When a girl's body is found on a beach in Poland's Tricity, a prosecutor teams up with the victim's mother on an impassioned quest for the truth.
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