A mother and her son live in the country. She has gone mad and the son has fallen mute as a result of the violence to which they had been exposed in the war.
The respectable Kuzmanovic family perceives the occupation as an attack on their previous privileges and status. Graduating student Stasa joins the young communist, and her cousin, the colonel, provides her with support. When the agent Sinisa arrives to their house, Kuzmanovic takes action.
