The Leper

The third film adaptation of Helena Mniszkówna's 1908 novel tells the story of ordynat Michorowski and governess Stefania Rudecka, whose love scandalizes the aristocratic society. Stefcia, rejected by the refined circles and branded as a leper, struggles with the impossibility of uniting her fate with Michorowski’s, and the dramatic events lead her toward her destined fate.