Polska Kronika Filmowa

The film documents a pioneering lung autotransplantation procedure performed by Romanian surgeons. The operation involves completely removing the patient’s diseased lung, surgically excising the part damaged by the disease on the operating table, and then reimplanting the healthy portion of the organ into the patient’s body.

The Ursus factory once covered 170 hectares and employed 20,000 workers, producing 100 tractors a day. Now, its buildings stand derelict and empty; half have already been demolished by investors with new plans. The symphony of mechanical sounds and gestures that is gradually built up throughout the film is produced by former factory employees. Proud of their factory, they reminisce about the huge numbers of people and the parties they had. They were a community, passionate about supporting agriculture through their factory. The Ursus tractor was well-known, not only in Poland but throughout the world.

A report from the annual celebration of the Apple Blossom Festival in the village of Łącko, Nowy Sącz district.