Δεν έχω ξαναβγεί από αίθουσα κινηματογράφου πιο μαγεμένος από αυτό που είδα. Κι ας πέρασαν δέκα και χρόνια. Εικόνες, συμβολισμοί, Μουσική, τρέλα, πλάκα, τραγωδία, κωμωδία, ψέμα και αλήθεια με μια γερή δόση βαλκανικής μπαγαμποντιάς. Μόνο το να δεις τι σου ΄χω για μετά έλειπε, αλλά τη συνέχεια ούτε ο ιδιοφυής νους του Εμίρ δεν μπορούσε να συλλάβει.
1941. Belgrade. Marko, communist activist let his friend Blacky enter the Party. But German invade Yugoslavia and the two friends will share their time between acts of resistance and very profitable traffics. They will share also beautiful Natalja, an actress whom a Nazi officer "protects". During the conflit, Marko will arrange to lock up Blacky and its clan in the basement of an house of Belgrade. Thus will he be able to keep Natalja for himself only. In 1945, he will voluntarily silence the people of the basement who manufacture weapons for Resistance that the country was free. He will continue to exploit them during decades, for his greater profit. But one day, the slaves will leave the basement and will find their country devastated by the civil war...