An atmospheric and authentic psychological drama written and directed by Stanisław Lenartowicz, a filmmaker who after years of neglect and marginalisation is presently rightly admired as "the master of atmosphere" and one of the greatest individualities of Polish cinema. In "Nafta," he touches on difficult and inconvenient problems such as negative effects of social advancement, discrimination and inability to adapt oneself to a new environment. On the moral level, the film is a bitter tale of love destroyed by immaturity and lack of understanding. The picturesque, even symbolic scenery of seaside beaches contrasted with nearby oil wells adds to the disturbing atmosphere.