Tomek lives only with his mother, because his father, Alek, left for the USA to earn some money. Unexpectedly, the man arrives home with a bunch of presents but no explanation as to why he has come back. Everybody seems happy but something is in the air.
1984, Poland. The investigation into a stolen Catholic relic takes an unexpected turn when the detective unravels a web that suggests the crime has far-reaching political implications.
An eleven-year old Irek travels with his mother to Budapest on the even of Martial Law in 1982 in Poland.
