Marzena Manteska

Jacek climbs into the taxi driven by Waldemar, tells him to drive to a remote location, then brutally strangles him, seemingly without motive.

On the eve of the Day of the Dead, among mysterious old rituals of the Vilnius region, ghosts of the past and present start to appear.

The film depicts three days in the life of a state farm director, during which he celebrates his 40th birthday. He was adopted by four godfathers who have helped him throughout his life and have reached positions of prominence themselves. He makes a mistake at work turning away some foreigh investors and is required to cover the losses, but even his godfathers are unable to help him. He regains affection of his son instead.

Sylwia, a ballet dancer chosen for the lead in “Romeo and Juliet,” breaks her spine and faces a career’s end while her filmmaker husband Andrzej pursues his debut and an affair with his director’s secretary. Conflicted between love, ambition, and sacrifice, they and Sylwia’s devoted friend Agata navigate betrayal, recovery, and the chance for new beginnings.