Byzantine Empire '88

An intimate portrayal of a middle-aged married couple.

Dramatic story of the Sarajevo photographer Matthew Samek during World War II. Samek experiences historical events in his characteristic way. He does not like the king, but neither the German occupiers, for whom he coincidentally has to work for. His sense of justice even wins over friendship.

A high representative goes by the narrow macadam road to the grand opening of the facility in a mountain village, another new victory of his own. In the car with him was not his wife but his mistress, a young and rather attractive girl. The car stucks in the quite large and deep puddle in the middle of the country road...