An in-depth portrayal of the environment of workers - former countryside dwellers who moved to cities in search of work and found their new home in workers' hotels. The screenplay is based on a true story of tragic death of a young man that shocked 1960s Poland. The film focuses on problems of sociological nature: lack of industrial working class causes the gap to be filled with people who have been living in the countryside for generations, and who due to low wages and lack of housing have to live in overcrowded workers' hotels without any prospects for improving their situation. One of the scenes features Maryla Rodowicz as herself: she sings the song "Najgłębsza z cisz" by Jerzy Matuszkiewicz.