[3] The film begins in 1978 in Łódź when a young boy Szymon accidentally causes a deadly car crash while playing pranks with his friends.
[4] The scene then jumps forward 22 years, when Szymon, now portrayed by Bartosz Opania becomes friendly with Mimi, played by Preis.
[4] The relationship forces Mimi to face the issues from her past and her attitude to her own daughter, while Szymon attempts to relieve the guilt he feels by watching over and trying to protect Mimi.
[4] Film critic Andrew James Horton claims that the film's "portrayal of a woman falling in love with her stalker will be morally sickening and insensitive and outweigh Piesiewicz' otherwise worthy aims.
"[4] But author Steven Woodward points out that the same could be said about some other films cowritten by Piesiewicz, such as A Short Film About Love and The Double Life of Veronique, and that Cisza "aspires to the metaphysics of The Double Life of Veronique.