The film is an adaptation of a short story by Janusz Głowacki and tells a lot of truth about complicated male-female relations. The main character, Włodek, is a married bookstore employee who one day starts an affair with a young girl. Irena, however, turns out to be more possessive than his wife. Great roles in this film were played by Małgorzata Braunek, Zygmunt Malanowicz and Hanka Skarżanka.