Plot: Two boyhood friends, a Muslim (Halil) and Serb (Milan) , end up on opposite sides of the fence, during the Bosnian/Serb War. Through flashbacks, we are told the story of their friendship growing up together, and the events that lead to a final confrontation between the two, as Velja leads Muslim forces against a Serb squad Milan is assigned to, trapped in a tunnel, with an American reporter, the two friends use to play in as children. More flashbacks ensue as the reporter interviews the Serbian soldiers, their stories being told on how and why they are fighting this war. In the end, Velja and Milan come face to face, racial hatred for each other running amok, brought about by the horrors of the war both sides have endured.
Alternative Plot: Milan (Dragan Bjelogric), a Serb, and Halil (Nikola Pejakovic), a Muslim, grew up as best friends in an idyllic rural village, where they often passed an unused tunnel that they thought contained a monster. But when, years later, war comes, they find themselves on opposing sides of a horrific, inhumane conflict. Milan's troop ends up trapped in a newly built tunnel, surrounded by enemy soldiers. One by one they recount their experiences, and one by one they're wounded or killed.
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