1993. A passenger train from Belgrade to Bar is stopped by paramilitary forces in an ethnic cleansing operation. As they haul off innocent civilians, only one man dares to stand up to them. This is the true story of a man who could not remain silent.

At the end of the 19th century, a young man named Poncho travels with his donkey Mago through the wilderness of northern Croatia, carrying goods he intends to sell at a fair. On a forest road, he comes across a cart stuck in the mud and two strangers, Stef and Lujo, who have lost their horses after a night storm. Despite his hesitation, he helps them pull the cart out, setting in motion a series of events that will change the course of his fate.