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Despite being in love with a Ukrainian boy from the same village, Polish girl named Zosia is forced into marrying a wealthy widower. Soon World War II begins and ethnic tensions arise. Amidst the war chaos Zosia tries to survive.

The movie is set in 1794 and follows General Kosciuszko's rebellion plan against the Russians in Poland. Ignac's encounter with Domingo brings him to Kosciuszko's hideout, where he must make a difficult decision.

"Po-lin" is a story of a world long gone. Of place and time when two cultures, Polish and Jewish intertwined and coexisted. The documentary shows a collection of unique, black and white films, that take us back to a small villages and towns caught on camera right before the second World War.

Norman Salsitz was born 84 years ago as Naftali Saleschütz. After the war he emigrated to the USA, after almost sixty years he is going back to Kolbuszowa in southern Poland for the first time