The protagonist of the film is a 12-year-old boy - Witek, the son of a small-town miller, a former entrepreneur who, after the war, holed up in a small town as a craftsman. The boy's mother is a beautiful and subtle woman, raising children and raising a home. Through the house of Witek's parents there is a gallery of picturesque characters who are perceived by the child warmly and with humor.
Grażyna Szapołowska
Matka
Stanisława Celińska
Ciotka Dunkierka
Krzysztof Kolberger
Ojciec
Aleksander Ihnatowicz
Olo
Michał Lesień
Różyłło
Paulina Kinaszewska
Melania
Marcin Markowski
Witek
Halina Łabonarska
Anielcia
Artur Barciś
Stanisław
The protagonist of the film is a 12-year-old boy - Witek, the son of a small-town miller, a former entrepreneur who, after the war, holed up in a small town as a craftsman. The boy's mother is a beautiful and subtle woman, raising children and raising a home. Through the house of Witek's parents there is a gallery of picturesque characters who are perceived by the child warmly and with humor.
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