The action takes place in the Polish countryside in the second half of the 19th century. The main character is a few months old Staś, son of the blacksmith Józef and Małgorzata, from whose perspective we see the conflict of his parents with the local organist.
A film interpretation of an interesting theory by French scientist Rene Thom, concerning certain events that occur in biology, physics, and economics in a violent way, involving a change of structure or state. This theory allows for a better understanding of phenomena occurring in the world around us.
