Zvonka Makuc

An extraordinary love story of Irena and Avguštin Maučec from Turnišče, a village in the region of Prekmurje, Slovenia. In the 1990s, soon after their wedding Irena and Avguštin had a bad car accident that left Irena with a serious brain injury. Failing to wake up, she was given up on by the doctors to die a slow death. Avguštin would not agree: he took her home and has since been giving her selfless care. After years of battling the healthcare system, he decided at the age of 40 to study law. He is now about to take his bar exams, and find a job to be able to take proper care of Irena.

A canoe trip down the river Kolpa becomes a journey of discovery for three female students.

1993年6月。ボスニア紛争の最前線。霧で道に迷ったボスニア軍の兵士たちは、いつの間にか敵陣に入り込み、気づいたときにはセルビア軍の攻撃が始まっていた。唯一の生存者チキは、なんとか塹壕にたどり着き身を隠す。そこは、ボスニアとセルビアの中間地帯“ノー・マンズ・ランド”。偵察に来たセルビア新兵ニノと老兵士はボスニア兵の死体の下に地雷を仕掛けて引き上げようとする。その瞬間、隠れていたチキが二人を撃ち、老兵士は死に、ニノは怪我を負う。チキとニノの睨み合いが続く中、死んだと思われていたボスニア兵が意識を取り戻し……。