It shows three friends just before World War II in Dubrovnik - Miho (a Jew), Niko (a Croat) and Toni (an Italian) - who during the war undergo different fates. Toni joins the Italian Blackshirts . Miho's family becomes a target of persecution. Niko's sister marries Toni in despite of her family's wishes. Niko after all joins the Partisan (military).