▁activities , ▁workers ▁and ▁cler ks ▁at ▁the ▁mer cy ▁of ▁r uth less ▁foreign - based ▁business es ▁that ▁negoti ated ▁their ▁entry ▁into ▁the ▁sh atter ed ▁Ser bian ▁economy ▁from ▁an ▁over wh el ming ▁position ▁of ▁strength , ▁etc . ▁ ▁When ▁M lad en ▁applies ▁for ▁a ▁loan ▁at ▁a ▁foreign - owned ▁bank , ▁he ▁is ▁flat ly ▁rejected ▁and ▁the ▁news ▁is ▁broken ▁to ▁him ▁by ▁a ▁sm iling ▁bank ▁employee . ▁When ▁asked ▁by ▁an ▁angry ▁M lad en ▁why ▁he ▁is ▁so ▁cheer ful , ▁the ▁cl erk ▁suddenly ▁turns ▁embar rass ed ▁and ▁inform s ▁him ▁somewhat ▁de ject edly ▁that ▁the ▁bank ▁pen al ises ▁its ▁employees ▁if ▁they ' re ▁not ▁sm iling ▁while ▁providing ▁financial ▁services . ▁The ▁myster ious ▁man ▁who ▁offers ▁the ▁money ▁for ▁N eman ja ' s ▁surg ery , ▁on ▁condition ▁that ▁M lad en ▁kill ▁Pet ar ▁I v k ović , ▁introdu ces ▁himself ▁as ▁representing ▁" th ose ▁of ▁us ▁who ▁love ▁this ▁country , ▁who ▁build ▁and ▁create " ▁- ▁a ▁clear ▁dig ▁by ▁the ▁film m akers ▁at ▁the ▁usage ▁of ▁patri ot ism ▁in ▁Ser bia ▁in ▁order ▁to ▁initi ate ▁and ▁carry ▁out ▁criminal ▁endeav ours ▁through ▁state ▁security ▁e ch el ons , ▁sh ady ▁business men , ▁and ▁common ▁crim inals . ▁In ▁search ▁of ▁the ▁money ▁required ▁for ▁son ' s ▁surg ery , ▁M lad en ▁looks ▁up ▁an ▁old ▁colle ague ▁from ▁university