Set around the end of WWII in a mysterious forest, through is flashback structure Manhunt intertwines several plots: Corporal Wydra's mission to assasinate a spy - Kondolwiecz, who turns out to be an old friend of his, the dormant feelings between Corporal Wydra and Kondolewicz' wife, the story of the young nurse Pestka and Corporal Wydra's dark past. While opinions as to the movie's structure vary, critics have agreed that Krzysztalowicz' succeeded in drawing murky, double-faced characters whose actions do not fit into the roles that they play in the ongoing war.