The film is an adaptation of a short story by Marek Hłasko, and follows a day in the life of an alcoholic.
Kuba Kowalski (Gustaw Holoubek) is an alcoholic who spends most of his day in his room with a bottle of vodka for company and a noose dangling from the ceiling.
His ruminations are periodically interrupted by his girlfriend Krystyna (Aleksandra Slaska) banging on the door.
[2] The film's cynical vision ensured that communist authorities in Poland did not give it permission to be shown abroad.
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