Świeca
Karol
Jadwiga / Hanka
Hans Kruger
Helka, Karol's sister
Franek, Karol's brother
Chlebek
Hans' Mother
Kranz
Drewniak
Jadwiga's Boyfriend
Stationmaster
Soviet Colonel
Doctor
Sentry
Railwayman
Grisza
Chlebek (voice)
Jadwiga and Karol, siblings leaving in Western Poland learn that the man that has raised them is not their biological father.