A grand second premiere of the film restored by the National Film Archive – Audiovisual Institute. The life of an engaged couple – Adam i Irena – divided by war and tossed by fortune from the Siege of Lwów in 1939 through the establishment of Anders’ Army in the USSR, deserts of Iran, Iraq, Palestine and Egypt to the Italian campaign.

What makes life matter: success or love? Joachim, a fulfilled man in the winter of his life, and David, a mathematical genius, ask themselves this question. Zanussi revisits the themes central to his filmography, but this time the answers he gives are tricky and far from obvious.

Do you stop being an actor when you can't speak? Adam is at the peak of his career. His whole life is on the stage to the extent that he often puts acting first, neglecting his near and dear. Once in a role of a sinful but noble angel, now he needs one. Adam had a massive stroke. Doctors are fighting for his life, but the odds are against him....