Mikolaj Lozinski

Though he returned from America penniless, Nathan Stramer still daydreams of a better life. Raising six children with his wife Rywka in a poor area of Tarnów, he chases hare-brained schemes to make money while she fantasises about a trip to the seaside.Meanwhile, their children are taking steps out into a changing world. Rudek, the eldest, sets his passions aside...