Set in Bosnia and Herzegovina, it tells the story of Salih, a Bosniak teenager seeking revenge against the man who raped his mother during the Bosnian War.

Mr Sadik the principal hesitantly gives him the address of Mirsad, a crippled cobbler who lives in Simin Han.

Their commander, one Borislav Milić, who was a neighbour well known to the family with an eagle tattooed on his chest, ordered all the troops out and then raped Nerma who was only 15 or 16 at the time.

On the contrary he finds Borislav to be a loving husband to Marija even though they are unable to have children, and a hero when he rescues a boy from a burning building.

Marija decides she needs to help him find his parents and visits the town's registry officials, eventually discovering his connection with Mrs Mevlide.

Nerma continues to struggle with her amnesia and tries unsuccessfully to get her mother to tell her what happened in order to put the pieces together.

Marija phones and speaks to Nerma, assuming her to be Mrs Mevlide, and tells her that Salih works on her farm and that they are desperately trying to find his family.

Desperate to regain her memory of what happened, Nerma rushes off to the farm where she finds Salih on the grounds and demands the truth.

As Salih races back to the farmhouse, a second shot rings out, implying that both Marija and Borislav committed suicide.