Eight-year-old Katya spends the summer with her grandparents in the Russian countryside. Time stands still, adults remain silent, and a war in the background destroys lives. Meanwhile, kids are growing up and the clouds fly past.

绰号为“智者”的雅罗斯拉夫生活在十一世纪初，是使基辅公国迈向强盛的英主，完成了东斯拉夫民族统一大业。本片以这位伟人的生平为题材，是一部带有说教意味的主旋律史诗大片。

消失了12个年头之后，父亲重新回到家中，而两个儿子——安德列（Vladimir Garin 饰）和伊万（Ivan Dobronravov 饰）已经长大。他们虽时时刻刻思念父亲，然真正相会时却产生了隔膜感。 　　父亲带着两个儿子去俄罗斯北部的小岛度假，一路上他们遇到各种困难， 父亲皆能轻松解决，然而父子间的距离却始终没有拉近。他对待儿子们格外严厉，大儿子安德列对此只能小心应付，小儿子伊万却桀骜不驯。这次旅行，是否能成为父子间的疗伤之旅呢？ 　　本片荣获2004年金球奖最佳外语片提名、2003年俄罗斯影评人协会最佳剧本、最佳新人和最佳电影奖，2003年威尼斯电影节最佳处女作、金狮奖等。

　　In 1997, scientists and local government officials face life-and-death decisions when a destructive flood wave threatens the city. The local authorities, led by the aspiring clerk Jakub Marczak, bring in Jaśmina Tremer, a female hydrologist with a troubled past, to help save the city at any cost. At the same time, Andrzej Rębacz returns to his hometown Kęty near Wrocław, unexpectedly leading the rebellious residents. High Water is a suspenseful, six-episode disaster drama series inspired by the real-life events of the Millennium Flood which hit Poland, as well as parts of Czech Republic and Germany in 1997. Directed by Jan Holoubek and Bartłomiej Ignaciuk, starring Agnieszka Żulewska, Tomasz Schuchardt, Ireneusz Czop, Marta Nieradkiewicz, Mirosław Kropielnicki, Anna Dymna and Tomasz Kot.