The film evokes a childhood in rural Lithuania between the wars. A country boy, Tomaszek, lives on a rich estate, situated on the Polish border. He realizes that the Issa Valley he lives in is to be torn apart by internal political conflicts and unrests among the mixed population of Poles, Lithuanians, Jews and Russians. He, however, is captivated by a paradise surrounding him, the forest, and his fantasies.
Anna Dymna
Magdalena, gospodyni księdza Peikswy
Maria Pakulnis
Barbarka, służąca Romualda
Danuta Szaflarska
Michalina Surkontowa, babcia Tomaszka
Ewa Wiśniewska
Helena Juchniewicz, ciotka Tomaszka
Edward Dziewoński
Kazimierz Surkont, dziadek Tomaszka
Krzysztof Gosztyła
leśnik Baltazar
Jerzy Kamas
Romuald Bukowski, sąsiad Surkontów
Jerzy Kryszak
diabeł Niemczyk
Maciej Mazurkiewicz
Tomaszek
Ewa Florczak
Antonina, służąca Surkontów
Marta Lipińska
Tekla Dilbinowa z Surkontów, matka Tomaszka
Hanna Skarżanka
Bukowska, matka Romualda, Dionizego i Wiktora
