Marko, the son of provincial parents, is a mathematics genius. His great interest in mathematics in his childhood years isolates him from social life. His father, the only person who is aware of his son's isolation, encourages him and teaches him about life. Some day the father goes to the woods to fell trees, and dies in an accident. Because of that Marko moves to Ljubljana and wants to study mathematics in spite of not having finished the secondary school, which causes many complications.

When a man known as Oroslan dies, the news quickly spreads through a little village, causing grief and emotion. Later on, actions become words and words become stories. In order to overcome the sorrow and restore the natural flow of life, the villagers start sharing their memories about Oroslan, re-creating his image through their tales.

The sequel to Let Him Be a Basketball Player continues the humorous story of Ranta, a boy so tall that he could be knotting ties to giraffes. A story about a clumsy boy who is so lazy that in the evening he would fall sleep standing up if the bed didn’t come to him on its own accord.

Anica (60) resists her ongoing chemotherapy while perceiving her daughter’s care as an assault on her dignity. Vlatko (60) is an alcoholic and a loner, completely written off by his work colleagues. Filled with mutual contempt, Anica and Vlatko separated long ago and seemingly no longer communicate. On their drawn-out paths toward oblivion, they search for an ally who will hear their desperate cry for the will to live.