Based on a true story, a Jewish scientist escapes from a train on its way to a concentration camp and hides by disguising himself as a performing bear. When the scientist's identity is revealed, the unexpected happens.

The White Bear by Jerzy ZARZYCKI as a part of a series of film showings Jewish Motifs in the Polish Cinematography with introduction by Prof. Tadeusz LUBELSKI (Film Institute of the Jagiellonian University).