On its release the movie received mostly negative reviews, even though its plot and characters were in line with the communist party's ideology.
The second Polish post-war film and the first not to deal with the war. It is also considered as the first social realist film in the Soviet style in Polish cinema.
The film was so unpopular with viewers as well as critics that it became a laughing stock. Numerous jokes were made about its mediocrity.
Krystyna Kamienska's debut.
Halina Dziewiecka's debut.