Tito`s break-up with Stalin in 1948 marked the beginning of not only
confusing, but also very dangerous years for many hard-core Yugoslav
communists. A careless remark about the newspaper cartoon is enough for
Mesha to join many arrested unfortunates. His family is now forced to cope
with the situation and wait for his release from prison. The story is told from
the perspective of Malik, his young son who believes the mother's story
about father being "away on business".