The film is set in 1956 in India. John Tokarski has an affair with the beautiful Margit . He is close to abandonment of wive and children, who were in the country. But one day, while in the cinema, he watches a newsreel of the shocking riots in Poznan. Deeply moved by the events that are taking place in the country John is faced with a fundamental problem of the determination of his own nationality.
| Actor | Role |
|---|---|
 Krzysztof ChamiecJan Tokarski | Jan Tokarski |
 Laura ŁączMargit Ward | Margit Ward |
 Ewa SzykulskaJudyta | Judyta |
 Janusz KłosińskiBanach | Banach |
 Witold PyrkoszFedunowicz | Fedunowicz |
| IInder Krishan BhambryPreim | Preim |
 Franciszek TrzeciakKarpiński | Karpiński |
 Gustaw LutkiewiczJanitor at the embassy | Janitor at the embassy |
 Henryk BoukołowskiMaurice Nagar | Maurice Nagar |
 Leon NiemczykProfessor | Professor |
| HHristo PaskalevKriszan | Kriszan |
 Janusz DąbrowskiPolish courier | Polish courier |
| FFilip GębskiMichaś | Michaś |
| AAndrzej KrasickiEmbassy official | Embassy official |
 Jerzy KrasuńPolish courier (as Jerzy Krasoń) | Polish courier (as Jerzy Krasoń) |
 Barbara MajewskaIlona | Ilona |
 Jan RutkiewiczHungarian diplomat #1 | Hungarian diplomat #1 |
 Tadeusz SomogiEmbassy official | Embassy official |
| ZZdzisław SzymborskiHungarian diplomat #2 | Hungarian diplomat #2 |
 Tadeusz TeodorczykCommercial counsellor | Commercial counsellor |
 Henryk ŁapińskiHungarian diplomat #1 (voice) (uncredited) | Hungarian diplomat #1 (voice) (uncredited) |