An ex-soldier named Slobodan Antic, referred to by a friend as one of the last idealists, finds himself losing control over his own life when a man identical to him starts following him around, claiming to be a friend but behaving suspiciously. Before long his dealings with this doppelganger begin to cost him and his professional and romantic life grow more and more confused.

Due to misunderstanding and hard life, a man divorces his wife and leaves the city. He comes to a new environment, meeting new people and new wife. Crucified between two worlds, he does everything to bring her two sons on the right track, and getting on with his own life. Lost in that space, powerless to change things significantly, he commits murder.

A young woman, injured and alone, desperately seeks refuge in an empty house before finding an abandoned train car. Haunted by surreal visions, she repeatedly collapses. At dawn, her motionless form draws the curiosity of local children, leaving her fate uncertain.

An unsuccessful attempt of a lonely guy to change his pointless life. In search for a job and money he falls in love with a girl next door believing that she will change his life. At the high point of his illusion she walks away with the money he's borrowed from a friend and leaves him even more miserable than he was before they met.

青年伊万想加⼊入战后政府在南斯拉夫乡村地区⼤大⼒力推动的新共产主义运动，因为他的⽗父亲是被意⼤大利法⻄西斯杀害的，他始终坚信共产主义并愿意将⾃自⼰己献⾝身于社会⾰革命之中。伊万参加了当地的⼀一个民间治安组织，在与同伴⼀一起⾏行动时亲眼⺫⽬目睹了他们是怎样⽤用暴⼒力强迫的⽅方式去维护新秩序的，怎样打着⾰革命的旗号背地⾥里却与妓⼥女们混在⼀一起。那时伊万正与村⼦子⾥里⼀一个名叫⽶米尔卡的⼥女孩交往，⽽而⽶米尔卡的⽗父亲却因为对这种野蛮的共产主义存有异议⽽而被扣上了反动的罪名，⽶米尔卡的家也被那些激进分⼦子给抄了。 当伊万发现⽶米尔卡与⼀一群塞尔维亚⾃自由战⼠士保持着联系时，他的思想有所动摇，他发现⽶米尔卡与⾃自⼰己交往只是为了打听治安队的⾏行动消息，她真正爱的⼈人并不是⾃自⼰己。在被上级派去追捕藏匿⼭山中的“游匪”时，伊万将内⼼心的愤怒释放了出来，战⽃斗取得了胜利，“敌⼈人”们被⼀一个个当众枪决。可回来后他却发现⾃自⼰己的朋友和同事泽卡在家中被杀，没⼈人告诉他究竟是⾃自杀还是在审问中⽽而死的，庆功宴上也没⼈人去关⼼心这种事，官员们只在乎⾃自⼰己的名利。失望的伊万最终选择了离开，然⽽而在回家路上却中了⾃自⼰己⼈人的埋伏……

自然主义电影大师兹沃金·帕夫诺维奇的代表作。 这部影片毫不留情地展示了生活的阴暗角落，城市阶层的藏污纳垢的场所。细节描写丰富而又很有表现力。主演细致入微地表现一个人在精神堕落、个性解体的过程。有评论者指责作者渲染阴暗面，给生活抹黑，甚至被称为黑片。也有人认为影片表达了作者对这种现象不安的态度，但对消除缺点是有信心的，这使影片能起到动员的作用。

一个男孩从监狱出来后，要求内政部官员帮他找工作。一名调查人员尝试提供帮助，他认为必须帮助这些前罪犯重过新生活，使他们不要重蹈卡彭的覆辙。卡彭就是从监狱出来后，无法适应新环境，从前的伙伴引诱他回去从事犯罪勾当。卡彭一直拒绝他们，但因为曾经醉酒闹事，他对警察也失去了信心。他唯一的支持来自他所爱的年轻女孩，他想与她开始新生活，但从前的伙伴要他重新加入他们的行列。他想逃脱，挽救自己，但悲剧的命运正在前面等待着他。