A young girl sent to an orphanage run by nuns gets confronted with the cruel and outdated methods used by the staff.
Social & External
The people behind it
Elżbieta Karkoszka
Natalia
Barbara Horawianka
Sister Modesta
Zofia Rysiówna
Mother Superior
Jadwiga Chojnacka
Sister Zenona
Jolanta Bohdal
Helka
Halina Kowalska
Celina
Joanna Biesiada
Zośka
Halina Jabłonowska
Zdzisław Karczewski
Priest
Ewa Milde
Rózia
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