In1997,scientistsandlocalgovernmentofficialsfacelife-and-deathdecisionswhenadestructivefloodwavethreatensthecity.Thelocalauthorities,ledbytheaspiringclerkJakubMarczak,bringinJaśminaTremer,afemalehydrologistwithatroubledpast,tohelpsavethecityatanycost.Atthesametime,AndrzejRębaczreturnstohishometownKętynearWrocław,unexpectedlyleadingtherebelliousresidents.HighWaterisasuspenseful,six-episodedisasterdramaseriesinspiredbythereal-lifeeventsoftheMillenniumFloodwhichhitPoland,aswellaspartsofCzechRepublicandGermanyin1997.DirectedbyJanHoloubekandBartłomiejIgnaciuk,starringAgnieszkaŻulewska,TomaszSchuchardt,IreneuszCzop,MartaNieradkiewicz,MirosławKropielnicki,AnnaDymnaandTomaszKot.