Unfolding in a secluded Polish village by the woods and a river Z daleka widok jest piekny (It Looks Pretty from a Distance) is a love story between a scrapper and a girl. In an air of ubiquitous secrecy the villagers and the couple live their usual dull lives of hardship until the scrapper vanishes. His disappearance triggers a chain of unexpected events. In the strikingly beautiful surroundings, under the scorching sun human evil surfaces.