Life of young Bronja, living in the '70s changed when her mother dies of cancer. After a childhood marked by the loss of her mother, her grown up life is again interrupted by a series of tragic events, which she overcomes with positivism.

The main protagonists of the film are members of the gypsy family Mirga. Lutvija Belmondo Mirga narrates a story about four generations. Belmondo is the central character of the film, a gypsy king, who decided to establish his own gypsy village. He names it Shanghai. Belmondo makes a living smuggling and his power and influence grow big. He even gets the local police and politics on his side and that helps him to become untouchable for law. But with the downfall of Yugoslavia, smuggling of goods is replaced by smuggling of the arms. Though lucrative the business starts to threaten Belmondo’s personal life and he finds himself at the crossroads. Will he protect his own family or is he going to sacrifice his personal happiness for business ambitions?

影片的故事在一个汽车修理师和他的徒弟之间展开，讲述了两人各自的爱情理想和生活际遇。由于该片充满着贴近生活的妙趣和智慧，因此在斯洛文尼亚上映后获得了惊人的票房成绩，是2007年本土收入最高的剧情电影。此外，在斯洛文尼亚电影节上，本片也以超高支持率获得包括最佳影片、最佳导演、最佳男演员、最佳年度男演员、最佳剧本等五项大奖。