Tica (Birdy) a war orphan arrives to Sarajevo with his newborn daughter urgently needing surgical procedure. Facing his new appalling reality, Tica embarks into the night where demons of the past are always ready.
Bosnia and Herzegovina / Ema (8), wanting to stay out a bit longer with her friends at the park, decides to ask her mother Anja (29) for permission. On her way home, she encounters an older man who tries to touch her inappropriately in the elevator. Ema manages to escape and reaches her mother, who tries to explain what happened in the best and least painful way possible. Despite the good relationship between mother and daughter and their productive conversation, some things simply remain in their memory.
After many years in Paris, Damir, professional saxophonist, returns to Sarajevo for a unique concert. One of his friends asked him to bring a gift to her best friend, Elma, who is waiting for Damir with surprises...
Anka, 12, and Yelena, 45, know each other from the neighborhood grocery store where they spend their day, one inside, the other outside. One evening, an unexpected visit provokes an incident that both women will suffer from.
In a sweaty, overcrowded tram in Sarajevo, a shy teenager is beset by every imaginable impediment as he tries to capture the attention of his object of desire. Yet the overheated hero of this wild farce will not be easily defeated.
Five uniquely moving films about motherhood—bubbling up in the grocery store, the cemetery, or even a car ride—come together in this omnibus film set in Sarajevo.
