

Overview
The movie consists of three novellas, the events of which take place during World War II. The first, "White Daisies", tells how a Polish priest saves a Jewish boy who survived a mass shooting. Another movie story, "Desolation," is about a ghetto boy in love who must, by all means, bring wildflowers to his beloved. The third novel, "The Cuckoo's Prediction," is about a prisoner who escapes from a POW camp. He escapes after his bunkmate tells him that he heard him speaking Yiddish in his sleep.
Top Cast

Ludwik Benoit
Priest
Ventsy Pavlov
Refugee

Artur Barciś
SS-Lageraufseher

Marek Frąckowiak
MMG Soldier

Maciej Pietrzyk
Herman Lehrer

Elżbieta Strzałkowska

Michał Szwejlich
Gerard Ojeda
Leonid Hasin
Marta Tupikowska
Bartosz Maciejewski
Key Film Crew
Production Stats
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