It is the late 1930s in the Podhale region. A talented mountain climber, descendant of a prominent highland family, Jędrek Zawrat likes living on the edge. When he climbs, he chooses the most difficult routes, when he loves, he is ready to sacrifice everything. As a result of a family decision, his beloved Bronka is married off to the older of the Zawrat brothers, the stable and serious Maciek. Proud Jędrek abandons his homeland to seek oblivion among the Cracow bohemians. On his way, he meets a German scientist and mountaineer Wolfram, who proclaims the theory that the Highlanders descend from the ancient Germanic tribe of the Pragoths. When the war breaks out, the Germans offer the people of Podhale cooperation. Maciej Zawrat, supported by many distinguished families, firmly rejects the offer. Jędrek, however, persuaded by Wolfram and hoping to win back his beloved Bronka and save his community from wartime annihilation, decides to cooperate with the Germans.

White Courage