Djuka Begovic

After spending 13 years in prison fortyyearold Djuka Begovic returns to his homevillage in Slavonia He promises to his mother that he will begin a new and honest life He finds new meaning in taking care of his daughter Smilja He tries to chase away destructive thoughts that threaten to overwhelm him by throwing himself into hard work However everything around him reminds him of his past and his familys tragic destiny His family was wealthy at the beginning of the twentieth century but was destroyed by the capitalist powers that took over the villages and broke the traditional family cooperatives Djukas personal life was marked by constant conflicts with his father