Bronka, Franka, Amelka and Kwiryna are four girls living in the same poor district of Warsaw and going to the same school. They all fight for a better future but what the future brings is usually disappointment, sometimes even tragedy.

• Elżbieta Barszczewska
• Jadwiga Andrzejewska
• Tamara Wiszniewska
• Anna Jaraczówna
• Mieczysława Ćwiklińska
• Janina Janecka
• Helena Buczyńska
• Kazimierz Junosza-Stępowski