The film begins with the protagonist's tragic accident that happens before he enters the television building and is coincidentally connected to the President of Poland's visit to the building. After this, the action takes place in the hospital room where the protagonist is being brought back to life. In the patient's hallucinations his 60-year life is being replayed--childhood, youth, and adulthood--and is intertwined with Poland's postwar history through various political systems until a surprising end.