Spring, Serbia, 1999. Eight-year-old Sava and his mother live in a Belgrade high-rise, while his father is away at sea. Their life is disrupted by NATO bombing, leading to fear and anxiety. The school closes, and the air raid shelter becomes Sava’s new home. His crush, Milica, leaves the country with her family.

During the chaos, Sava’s mother struggles to cope, and Sava flees into the bombed streets, returning with a mysterious loss of hearing and speech that doctors cannot explain. Isolated and unable to communicate, Sava withdraws from everyone.

Milica’s father, a local priest, takes Sava and his family to a remote monastery, hoping the countryside will heal him. Instead of peace, they face new challenges. The priest attempts to fill the void left by Sava's absent father but struggles with his own crisis of faith and inability to help the boy.

The director of photography is the celebrated Vladislav Opelyants, known for his collaboration with Nikita Mikhalkov

Production: NAMA FILM, ARCHANGEL DIGITAL, and TELEKOM SERBIA, with co-production by PREMIER STUDIO (Bulgaria), supported by Film Center Serbia, the Ministry of Culture of the Republic of Serbia, the Serbian Army, and the City of Belgrade.

With the support of our partner: JAFFA CAKES

Starring eight-year-old Jakša Prpić, Vojin Ćetković, Sara Klimoska, and Miloš Biković