On a
Dalmatian island, the
partisan commander Davorin (
Daniel Olbrychski) liquidates, according to the party's understanding, an immoral friend and comrade Nika (
Frano Lasić) and his lover, Krasna (
Snežana Savić), an Italian collaborator. Davorin later marries the beautiful Veronika (
Ena Begović), the daughter of a rich local. Owing to Davorin's negligence, the
Nazis,
Ustashe and
Chetniks arrive on the island after
Italy capitulates. The fall of Italy causes armies to mobilise, leads to panic, skirmishes, cruelty and incentifies revenge. The island suffers from said panic and destruction. The commander of a partisan unit, a man dedicated to the cause, falls in love with a girl whose father is a landowner and traitor. From that moment on, he finds it harder to choose between love and freedom, and his resolve becomes weaker. His younger brother, who grew up during the revolution, judges his irresponsible behaviour. This story is followed by a mosaic of other characters and their fates. == Cast ==