On their way to an afternoon on the lake, husband and wife Andrzej and Krystyna nearly run over a young hitchhiker. Inviting the young man onto the boat with them, Andrzej begins to subtly torment him; the hitchhiker responds by making overtures toward Krystyna. When the hitchhiker is accidentally knocked overboard, the husband's panic results in unexpected consequences.
A dream-like meditation on post-industrial life in Communist Poland.
In the rugged mountain gorges and ravines of southeastern Poland, a new boss and his wife become a catalyst for violence.
