Nine peasant woodcarvers from Poland, their works, their thoughts, and the unexpected elements in each personal view. They draw their themes from biblical characters, the day-to-day pleasures and labours of village life, their historical heritage, but also Auschwitz and the devil next-door. Existential difficulties pose challenges. Lending them form is a way to master them, to constrain them within an image.
| Directing | Walter Heynowski | Director |
| Writing | Walter Heynowski | Writer |
| Crew | Horst Donth | Cinematography |
| Crew | Winfried Goldner | Cinematography |
| Writing | Hans-Joachim Schauß | Writer |
| Editing | Traute Wischnewski | Editor |
| Directing | Traute Wischnewski | Assistant Director |
| Sound | Reiner Bredemeyer | Original Music Composer |
| Sound | Eberhard Schwarz | Sound |