
Theactiontakesplacein1900–1945inKashubia–aculturalregionbytheBalticSea,incorporatedintoPolishPomeraniain1919.Beforethen,KashubiabelongedtoPrussia;however,KashubianpeoplehadalwaysfeltclosertoPolandandPolishcultureandtradition.ClashesbetweenPolish,KashubianandGermaninterestsfrequentlyhadanegativeimpactonthecourseofmilitaryconflictsinthearea,whichatthattimewerebreakingoutduetotheinfluenceofimportanthistoricevents,andtheyengagedpeoplewhowouldnormallycoexistinpeace,despiteculturalandnationalidentitydifferences.Itisagreathistory–especiallythetwoWorldWars–thatsetsthebackgroundforTheButler,anepicfamilysagaandalovestoryaboutaKashubianlandlordandaPrussianaristocrat.OneofthemainsequencesinFilipBajon’spainting-likeworkisthesceneofthemassmurderinPiaśnica,wherethousandsofPolishpeople(amongthemKashubs)weremurderedbytheSS,withhelpfromPomerania’sGermanminority.




