1951. Because of her husband, Velichka turned out to be an “enemy of the people”. In order not to “kill the future” of her son, she became a State Security agent. Disobedient men are taken out for armed resistance in the forests; they are named “Forest Men”. Velichka, whom they trust for her husband's sake, betrays them. When she realizes her sin and tries to resist, the repressive machine crushes her…
Alexander returns to Bulgaria from Denmark for his mother's funeral. Instead of confronting his estranged relatives, he embarks on a journey across Sofia with his sister, Kalina. Together, they wander through the city, possibly in search of their long-absent father. Along the way, through chance encounters with old friends and visits to cherished spots from their past, the siblings rediscover the closeness they once shared.
The story follows the encounters of Victor and Tanya at the end of their junior year. The two of them grow closer and closer during the summer vacation, despite the danger surrounding them.
In hopes that they can help each other, a psychiatrist arranges for a suicidal young man and a terminally ill woman to meet.
A couple and their teenage son eke out a living on a hilltop, doing the laundry for local hotels, despite the intermittent water supply. Their simple life is overturned by the arrival of a father-and-daughter team of diviner and well-digger, who promise to bring an end to this precarious existence by finding a source on their arid hill. But ultimately, these newcomers quench a thirst far greater than than the simple need for water.
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