The film, set in Zagreb, centers around two middle-aged middle class brothers, Nikola and Braco (played by Manojlović and Navojec) and the parallel lives they lead amid a web of complex relationships with their wives, mistresses and children. The film has been described by critics as an examination of "loneliness, adultery and urban life",<ref name="creative"></ref> and has been praised for its authentic depiction of contemporary Zagreb.<ref name="jurak"></ref>