一艘途经英格伦开往欧洲大陆的邮轮上，高贵的德国女乘客与一名波兰女子重逢，勾起她的二次大战回忆。丈夫从不知道她曾在奥斯威辛集中营服役，更不晓得她如何救回该波兰女子一命。然而，随着她前后不一致的忏悔揭露，事情远没初看时伟大，她的「证供」掩藏的软弱人性和暗黑心理也超乎观众想像。电影部分于集中营实地拍摄，期间蒙克不幸因车祸丧生，由助手把已拍成的段落和图片串连完成，造就的疏离感反增作品深度。

A suicidal alcoholic’s last day teems with images of anxiety and Kafkaesque paranoia. Adapted from Marek Hlasko’s novel ‘The First Step in the Clouds’, Has’ feature debut is cinematic delirium tremens, as young man Kuba Kowalski escapes his cramped flat to wander from bar to bar, unable to escape the trap of isolation. The metaphorical noose tightens as Kuba, nearly saved by the love of a good woman, dives deeper into hallucinatory intoxication.