Based on a true story of a Polish musician who survived the concentration camp only because he could play on the accordion the title melody.
Children of the Leśniewski family decide to help their mother in daily chores so she can have more time for herself.
The main character is Anna, an outstanding pediatrician. She survived the harsh years of war in a concentration camp and cannot accept the behavior of her daughter Natalia, who uses her connections and cares only about material goods. Anna is reminded of 1939, when Piotr, who had been missing for forty-five years, arrives in Poland. Together, they visit places that are important to them: Auschwitz, Sachsenhausen, and Ravensbruck.
