Bratislav Petković

Through evoking memories from the Great War, battles and wounds they went through, Serbian combatants Milunka, Blagoje and Tanasko tell the story of times which share the same forgetfulness and injustice to those who honorably laid their lives on the altar of the fatherland.

The basis of the story is the presence of the young writer Branislav Nušić in the salon of King Milan Obrenović. Apart from depicting the situation in Serbia at the end of the 19th century, it describes Nusic’s release from prison and his request for pardon from punishment for his satirical poem.

Apart from showing the situation in Serbia at that time, the parallel course of the story follows the release of the young writer Nusic from prison and his arrival at the villa of King Milan, where he begs for pardon for the satirical song “Two Slaves” whose publication provoked the king’s anger.