Pavlina Proevska

In New York, an absurd coincidence links the lives of a Yugoslavian hitman, his ex-wife and her new partner, a policeman whose father was a criminal. His code name is "Uncle Vanya". He grew up in Bosnia, an orphan of both parents and, having never met them, he does not know whether he is a Serb, a Croat or a Muslim. A victim of his fate and his past in war-torn Bosnia, he has become a hitman. He would like to stop killing but he can't.

Petra, who has made a life for herself in the big city has a crush on her office co-worker Igor and is trying hard to start a meaningful relationship. Her mother's visit from a provincial town in the south not only jeopardizes her efforts, but adds to the already palpable disconnect between the mother and daughter. But soon it will be New Year's Eve, and everybody is hoping for the best.

A film about the extraordinary life of a boy born in Macedonia, who at the age of 13 moved to the United States and became a famous writer and state senator.