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.

卡罗尔（泽比纽·扎马洲斯基 Zbigniew Zamachowski饰）藏在妻子多明尼（朱丽·德尔比 Julie Delpy饰）的行李箱中，从波兰偷渡到了法国。天堂般的生活并没有如愿展开，换来的是卡罗尔心中巨大的生活压力。他甚至失去了性能力，被多明尼赶出家门。带着妻子有了外遇的惨痛心情，还有一张美发师证书。卡罗尔决心回到波兰经营事业，再卷土重来。
　　历尽波折的卡罗尔终于回到自己的国土。他积极上进，忙于谋生，竟在房地产生意中打了漂亮的翻身仗，一举成为百万富翁。此时的他，以为可以让多明尼回到身边，然而妻子的拒绝却令他的自尊大为受伤。于是，卡罗尔决定用一场阴险的计谋，狠狠给妻子一个报复。然而当卡罗尔得逞后，他又能换来什么呢？