The film is based on the short stories of Bulgarian writer Konstantin Konstantinov (1890-1970). The action takes place against the background of the events of May 19, 1934 when after a coup d'état parliament was suspended, all political parties were dissolved and a German-style totalitarian regime was established in Bulgaria. In the new social atmosphere the dormant power ambit...
Vassil is a 40 year-old documentary film director who has failed to attain the success he dreams of. Turning his back on his own family, he puts all his energy into his new film about a broken family relationship between a monk and his mother.
When he finds out that the monk is in a psychiatric ward and his mother is about to undergo an operation for cancer, Vassil decides to b...