Based on the 19th-century epic poem by Poland's Adam Mickiewicz

A grand and patriotic tale of Poland's struggle for freedom just before Napoleon's war with Russia. Written in poetic style by Adam Mickiewicz, this story follows two feuding Polish families as they overcome their old conflicts and petty lives. However, they are able to unite as one with their patriotic and rebellious efforts to free the country they deeply love from Russian control.

In the eve of the Day of the Dead, among mysterious old rituals of the Vilnius region, ghosts of the past and present start to appear.

An emigrant in Paris recalls the idyllic past in his homeland - full of hope, love, happiness, colourful characters and magnificent landscapes.