Roko was a socialist MP in the Parliament of Bosnia and Herzegovina during the Bosnian War. He is now an old man living on an island with his wife, Zina. When the war broke out, as a loved and prominent politician, Roko felt strongly that it was his moral obligation to lead by example and stay with his family in Mostar, even though it was under attack. They were soon exiled from the city by nationalists of their own nation, who accused Roko of treason and occupied his home. It took seven years after the war to get it back. They never returned. Roko’s choices caused a rift between him and his two sons, who visit regularly despite disagreeing with their father about almost everything. They question him constantly about his views and decisions, especially regarding the history of societies born amid the breakdown of Yugoslavia. They consider him selfish for his position as an idealistic dreamer. But, Roko’s firm loyalty to the idea of a united Bosnia and Herzegovina, his strong anti-nationalistic values, and his sense of justice see him cast his parliamentary vote against the unjust Dayton Agreement, making him at once a mythical figure of the Bosnian left and a pariah as far as the ruling nationalist structures are concerned.