此片是波兰导演皮奥特尔·舒尔金八十年代科幻三部曲的第三章，也是最后一章，三部分在情节上没有直接关联，但在主题上具有相关性。一本世界遭受核战争的科幻小说，一部荒凉的后启示录。287138号囚犯接到一个极其重要的任务，在空间监狱船里穿梭，降落到一个无人居住的星球，其居民视他为“英雄”和“贵族”，但英雄主义和英勇行为有代价：他必须犯下一个罪行，然后在一个光荣的仪式上被公开处决。这个新世界的囚犯所遭遇的一切，其实是对我们现实世界的戏仿和夸张：美化暴力、痴迷媒体、官僚主义等。

Takes place in a prewar Poland. A tubercular young man comes to stay with his brother on a farm. He is in love with life and constantly plays 1930's music on a piano. He gets involved with his brother's problems and also becomes the lover of a simpleminded farm girl. The brother's dead wife may have had an affair with the hired man who is to marry the farm girl. His daughter will not confirm his suspicions. But the brother's death leads to his acceptance of the past, forgiving his wife's memory and making up with his little daughter.

Two young friends psychiatrists perceive life differently. One desires to act by the rules. The other one prefers experimenting. One is a hard worker while the second one likes to break the silence. One loves with hate, the other one hates with love. It's a pity they both have one passion - Katherina Sergeevna. To one she is a loving mother, father's wife. To the other - a lover.

德斯蒙德·乔丹是一位考古学家，他发现了一张古老的羊皮纸，上面提到了一个“扬声器山”的历史，它守护着一个古老的宝藏。在拯救了哈利夫的妻子安西娅之后，邪恶的莱克中尉和他的军团，还有一个危险的沙漠强盗埃尔哈勒姆，当哈利夫看守他的妻子时，约旦的儿子菲利普从伦敦前往埃及，寻找他的父亲，“扬声器山”，并揭示隐藏在它背后的神秘。

　　圣诞节前，雅努什同妻子去教堂做平安夜弥撒。穿过人群和烛光，他感受到昔日女友艾娃的注视。回到家，温馨的家庭聚会即将开始。这时门铃响了，雅努什抢着去开门，艾娃站在冰雪纷飞的门外，告诉他自己的丈夫今早失踪了，问他能否帮忙去找。雅努什尽管很矛盾，但还是答应了，向妻子撒谎说有人偷了他的车，要去警察局找。这一夜雅努什跟艾娃四处寻找那个失踪的丈夫，但毫无头绪。天快亮时艾娃对他说出真相，其实她的丈夫根本没有失踪，而是早已与她分居。几年来独自生活的她忍受着孤独的侵蚀，今年她跟自己打赌，如果能让雅努什陪她度过平安夜，她便继续活下去。说完她自口袋中丢出两颗毒药，用脚踩碎。雅努什回到家，看到蜷缩在沙发上沉睡的妻子，把头K在她身上。妻子醒过来，什么也没问，只是把他抱住。