The feature debut of Władysław Ślesicki, an experienced director of documentaries, best known for his adaptation of Henryk Sienkiewicz’s novel “In Desert and Wilderness”.
An adaptation of Kazimierz Orłoś’s unpublished story “Imię ojca”.
Artistic cinematography by Wiesław Rutowicz, reflecting not only the beauty of the seaside landscape, but also the growing tension between the characters.
An intimate story of a relationship between the father and son, which gets complicated after the appearance of an attractive girl.
Grzegorz and his father spend their holiday on a lonely beach near Łeba. They share a deep understanding and a strong emotional bond. They fish together, take care of their camp, swim in the sea and the lake... The idyll ends with the appearance of a beautiful girl, abandoned on the beach by a boy whose advances she has just rejected. Grzegorz invites the stranger to their camp, while his father offers help. Initially, Anka intends to go back home, but eventually she changes her mind. Her presence has a negative effect on the relationship between the father and son. The man is interested in Anka as a woman, disregarding and ignoring Grzegorz. The boy feels rejected and hurt, and his close relationship with his father falls apart.
