AfterNikola’swifehasattemptedsuicide,thecasuallabourer’stwochildrenaretakenawayfromhimandplacedwithfosterparents.Atemporaryarrangement,itisalleged.However,followinganassessmentofNikola’shousingconditions,theheadofthesocialwelfareofficeintheirsmallSerbianvillagedecidesthatNikolaistoopoortoprovideanadequatelivingenvironmentforhischildren.ThereticentNikoladecidestolodgeacomplaintwiththeMinistryofSocialAffairsinBelgrade.Heisdeterminedtocoverthe300kilometrestothecapitalonfoot.Inthisway,heintendstoshowtheauthoritieshowfarheiswillingtogoforhischildren–literally.SrdanGolubovićfindsauthentic,movingimagestotellthistaleofinequality.Hisquietbutresilientprotagonistexploresnotonlythecountry,butalsotheboundariesbetweenrightandwrong.Resolvednottogiveintohismountingdesperation,thistenaciousfatherembarksonaheroicjourneythatredefinesthewordheroeee