Many years ago, blood brothers Serafim (Branko Ognjanovski) and Vitomir (Vasko Todorov) tried escaping Communist-ruled Macedonia (then part of Yugoslavia), but only Vitomir succeeded. Though separated for the rest of their lives, the two remain bound, and on his deathbed, Vitomir asks his son to honour the debt he owes to Serafim's family if they're ever in trouble. Years later, a small war breaks out in Macedonia, and the peaceful Trendafil Karanfilov (Vlado Jovanovski) has no desire to fight. Despite the efforts of his hostile mother-in-law, Trendafil manages to hide the draft with the help of his devoted wife Ruža (Zvezda Angelovska), and eventually flee the country for the time being. On the way though, the mother-in-law dies, and Trendafil, unable to secure a burial in the region, buys a carpet to keep her in until Ruža can return home. However, it's not long before the carpet is stolen, granny and all, and the despondent Trendafil calls up his blood brother, Vitomir's Italian son Santino (Adolfo Margiotta), for help. The duo then begin their search for the missing carpet, and it's one that will take them all through the scarred regions of the Balkan countries...
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