A young man has returned to his mother's native country. His aunt sends him off to find the worst man in the whole land and plead to him, so he could save his ailing grandfather's life. On his journey he finds peculiar things, song, death, courage and love.
Mirko, an average football player at the end of his career, is back in his hometown because of a knee injury. His family owns a restaurant which is on the verge of collapsing, both because of the economic unprofitability, and because of the plans of local criminals who are interested in the plot where the restaurant is located. One of those criminals is Slavko, Mirko's childhood friend, who suddenly returns to his life, just when Mirko needs him the most.
