[2] The film takes place in August 1934 in the Polish part of Upper Silesia.
The film tells the story of a strike in the fictional mine "Zygmunt".
Petitions to the Government go unanswered, the management persists, so the miners announce a hunger strike.
The determined miners decide to continue the strike underground despite the imminent threat of the mine being flooded.
Finally though, the management signs a settlement, and the miners come to the surface and go back to their families.