Ivan is a former rock singer and veteran who lost both his legs in battle. At age 36 he must also come to terms with a marriage on the rocks and with the fact that he can’t see his son. Like many of his fellow veterans, who would often rather take their own lives or waste away in an institution, his life seems to have no future. Ivan’s father Izidor, a famous political prisoner in the former Yugoslavia, is eager to take a seat in the Croatian Parliament. In the middle of campaigning, however, a Serbian refugee named Simo appears and begins to blackmail Izidor. Soon, unexpected facts start bubbling to the surface....

Adapted from a successful theater play, the movie will be appreciated by more than just those who remember what happened in Bosnia, Croatia, and Serbia during and after the war. The topic is timeless: wounded war veterans and the inability of anyone to help them, their isolation, and their families condemned to extinction through the criminal absurdities of war...

Awards

55th Pula Film Festival, Croatia, July 2008
- Gold Arena for Best Film
- Gold Arena for Best Directing
- Gold Arena for Best Lead Actor
- Gold Arena for Best Music
- Gold Arena for Best Special Effects
- Gold Arena for Best Sound Design
- Critics' Award “Oktavijan” for the best film

Best Croatian film in 2008, Croatia, January 2009
- traditional award by the film website Film-Mag

81st Annual Academy Awards, Los Angeles, USA, 2009
- Selected as the official Croatian candidate

Annual State Award "Vladimir Nazor", Croatia, June 2009
- to Arsen for extraordinary achievement in film directing in 2008

European Film Academy, Berlin, September 2009 - Selection 2009; one of the best European films

10th Bergen International Film Festival, Norway, October 2009 - Grand Prix for the Best Film

54th Valladolid International Film Festival, Spain, October 2009 - Youth Jury Award, "Meeting Point" competiton program

East-West Int'l Film Festival, Orenburg, Russia, November 2009- Best Actor Award for Alen Liveric