It is the third entry in Đorđević's wartime tetralogy, the other three being The Girl (1965), The Dream (1966) and Noon (1968).

[1] The film belongs to the Yugoslav Black Wave movement.

Although the Second World War has ended, the people are suffering from its consequences.

Going through different conflicts during the first days of peace - dealing with the former enemy's collaborators and executing traitors - a former soldier keeps on killing, even during peacetime.

[3] The Yugoslav Film Archive, in accordance with its authorities based on the Law on Cultural Heritage, declared one hundred Serbian feature films (1911–1999) as cultural heritage of great importance on December 28, 2016.