“…Set in the 1980s and supposedly based on a true story, the film unsuccessfully tries to use life behind prison bars as a sort of metaphor for the overall abuses of the Yugoslav communist regime. The film’s central character is quiet accountant Martin who is wrongly convicted of murder and sentenced to twelve years in a high-security, communist style prison in Stara Gradiška. …”

“…Claiming that "Dinamo" was a name imposed by the communist system, Tudjman renamed the football team "Croatia". …”

“…It is also an "homage" to a town that is sinking deeper and deeper into post-communist depression. It tells the stories of the "mahala' - a poor, multicultural community close to the famous Roman Arena tourist landmark in the Croatian coastal town of Pula. …”