The film is a less known piece that spent a long time “on the shelf” during the communist era and was approved for screening 10 years after being shot. The film does contain some propaganda elements, though it has a surprisingly brave and multi-faceted portrayal of Polish-Soviet relations and approaches controversial (for its times) issues like the Sept. 17 aggression or Soviet forced labor camps. Censors not only stopped Piotrowski’s film from being shown but also forbade any publications concerning it.