The plot is set in modern Moscow, in the 1990s, with "New Russians", Hummer H1 jeeps, bribery, violence, truck fulls of tinned stew as a dowry, etc....
A devout Catholic peasant girl is corrupted by two new friends when her family moves to the city. An allegory of traditional Polish val ues under threat from materialism and decadence in the post-Communist era....
Script to this film is based on a short novel written by Jerzy Andrzejewski - the same author who wrote "Ashes and Diamonds". Wajda want to do "Holy Week" for years. First version of script was made by Andrzej Żuławski (polish director) and Jerzy And...