Polish Wedding

Jadzia is the matriarch who keeps a large brood together in a bustling family home. The family includes four sons, a daughter named Hala, and Ziggy's wife Sofie who helps with the household and cares for their baby. Behind the scenes, Jadzia also maintains a long-standing secret relationship with Roman that shadows the family dynamic.

Hala's flirtatious energy catches the eye of Russell Schuster, the neighborhood police officer. Their chemistry leads to a secret, late-night encounter as the relationship begins to blur boundaries. The affair starts within the close-knit, watchful community around them.

On Sunday at the Polish-American church, Russell struggles to look away from Hala. After the service, they share a kiss on the church steps, signaling the start of their public-facing romance. The moment unsettles the family as news of the affair begins to spread.

Jadzia returns home late with a broken lock and discovers Hala sneaking in through a basement window. Hala blurts out a plea not to hurt her baby, exposing the stakes of the forbidden relationship. The tense moment signals a widening rift between mother and daughter.

At church the next day, the priest selects Hala for a special duty because of her supposed purity. Jadzia confronts her daughter about the situation, and Hala leaves in defiance. The family starts to fracture under the pressure of reputation and expectation.

To force Russell to marry her, Jadzia and Sofie urge Hala to try on Sofie's wedding dress and push for a proposal. Hala goes on a ride with Russell on his motorcycle and they have sex again, but Russell refuses to marry her. The failure to secure a wedding heightens the sense of looming consequences.

After Hala sneaks in, Bolek spots her and follows close behind, later sharing cigarettes with Hala's younger brother Kris. He tracks Jadzia to Roman's place, where he is devastated to find her with him. The discovery confirms the irreparable strain on the marriage and the family.

At Roman's place, Jadzia and Roman make love, deepening the emotional conflict she faces. Roman then surprises her with two tickets to Paris, hoping they can run away together. She declines the escape, citing her duties to her family and the responsibilities she bears.

At dawn, Jadzia marches home with a plan to rally her sons and confront the Schusters to make Russell accept responsibility for Hala's pregnancy. Kris enlists Bolek to help, but Bolek quickly channels his anger toward Jadzia instead. The family becomes a battleground as loyalties collide.

Bolek chases Jadzia home, nearly hitting her, until he locks the door behind him. That night they reconcile and make love, mending some of the strain between them. The next morning the household gathers, unaware of how fragile their peace remains.

Morning reveals a tense kitchen scene as the family gathers, and a fragile harmony seems to return. Yet Hala discovers Jadzia and Bolek sharing a quiet, conspiratorial moment in the pantry, hinting at hidden tenderness beneath the surface conflicts. The scene underscores the complicated love that holds the family together.

During a Polish-American Catholic church ceremony, a youth shouts a jeer about Hala's pregnancy. The priest is about to strike her, but Jadzia steps in to defend her daughter and stops the punishment. The moment reaffirms Jadzia's authority and resolve to protect her family.

One year later, Hala and Russell stand together at her Polish family home with their baby, creating a fragile but hopeful image of family life. They appear ready to build a life together despite judgment and past turmoil. The scene closes on a note of cautious reconciliation.