The Way Steel Was Tempered (Serbo-Croatian: Tako se kalio čelik) is a 1988 Yugoslav film directed by Serbian director Želimir Žilnik.
As this trouble with his employment goes on, he meets a woman named Verica and becomes involved in an extramarital affair with her.
His wife, Ruža, fed up with her husband's constant cheating and dishonesty divorces him and goes back to live with her parents, leaving Leo behind.
As she takes her leave, she meets Michel, the head of security at Leo's steel mill.
After seeing them together, Leo is faced with emotional turmoil and manages to lose his job after a jealous outburst.