After her husband's death in Germany, an attractive young widow leaves his native village in Herzegovina to work abroad. There she starts an affair with an Italian worker that proves to be unsuccessful, yet she gets pregnant. She does an abortion, which is followed by another blow - her godfather Luka steals her hard-earned money.

Nebesa pod Triglavom mirrors the real-life struggles of those forced to escape Slovenia under the threat of death during World War II. Weaving together multiple true stories into a fictional tale, the film revolves around a 13-year-old boy who helps run his family's convenience store in a town overshadowed by the presence of both Italian soldiers and partisans. He experiences his first crush, however, a fateful night shatters his innocence, propelling him into a world of profound choices between seeking revenge and embracing forgiveness.

A Red Army major caught between East and West Berlin finds his wife gone and somebody else moved into his apartment.