During 1941 in Belgrade, two well-known thieves try to carry out the biggest robbery of Nazi authorities ever.

Through combination of live action and documentary filmmaking, "Battle of Cegar" shows the events surrounding The First Serbian Uprising, as well as circumstances that led to defeat of Serbian rebels against Ottoman Empire in 1809 during their attempt to conquer the city of Nis, one of the stronger Turkish bastions in the Balkans.