Karolina Szymańska
Piotr Szymański
Jane
Zbyszek Butryn
Teresa Szymańska
Ryszard
Monika
Militia sergeant
Ryszard's collegue
Zbyszek's lawyer
Militia lieutenant
Jacek
Orphanage Director
Wojciechowski
Marta
Krysia
Zbyszek's father
Hotel receptionist
Orphanage manager
Registrar of Births, Marriages and Deaths
Zbyszek Butryn returns to Poland from exile to help win the Solidarity elections. His children, staying in orphanages, who intend to find him, learn about his father's return.