[1] The film dramatizes the Štrpci massacre of 1993, when 18 Muslims and 1 Croat were pulled off a train by the Serbian White Eagles paramilitary group and massacred; it centres on Tomo Buzov (Dragan Mićanović), the sole non-Bosniak passenger on the train who tried to stand up against the attackers.

[6] The film depicts the true story of the kidnapping and crime in Štrpci (Bosnia and Herzegovina) on February 27, 1993, on passenger train travelling from Belgrade to Bar, when the Beli Orlovi paramilitary unit dragged 24 Muslims from the train and ended up killing them.

Dragan is a middle-aged man in a train car with several other passengers, including the teenaged Milan, a grandfather and granddaughter, and a college student.

The other bystanders also sit quietly; however, the final passenger in the car, the Croat Tomo Buzov, angrily confronts the commander and stands up to him.

The film ends with a tribute to Tomo Buzov, who was executed due to his attempt to stop the massacre.