Zygmunt Konieczny

A captain and lieutenant of the Russian army are buried in the basement of the Przemysl Fortress during the First World War.

At the Old Theater in Krakow Wajda staged a play in 1971, based on Dostoevsky's novel "Demons". In this documentary Wajda tells the story of the unique play that went on uninterrupted for 10 years despite opposition from the authorities.