Jelena Gruić

It’s the winter of 1942. A freight train on the section of the Slavonian railway Vinkovci-Nova Gradiska is under a special Gestapo escort. Fleeing misfortune and evil brought by war, the last wagon is the place of encounter of politicians, war smugglers, deserters and tamburitza players.

A contemporary drama about a woman at a turning point in life, too old to start life all over, but young enough not to decide to try. After a failed marriage abroad, childless and with unfulfilled expectations, Melisa returns to Zagreb longing for her mother, brother, friends and beloved hometown.

An armed robbery with murder was committed in the downtown of Zagreb. That event will have significant consequences on the unusual relationship between a distinguished politician and a young bon vivant, who is connected to a robbed company.