The mother of a national hero Nikoletina Bursac leads an imaginary conversation with the statue of her deceased son. We follow events from Nikoletina's life and war: his joining of the partisans together with his neighbor Jovica Jez, meeting with the small Jewish girl Erna who survived the slaughter of her village, constant quarrels and friendship with commander Pirgo and commissar Zlatko, meeting with Curetak and their unsuccessful love relationship.
| Actor | Role |
|---|---|
| DDragomir PajićNikoletina Bursać | Nikoletina Bursać |
| MMilan SrdočJovica Jež | Jovica Jež |
| OOlga VujadinovićBolničarka Branka | Bolničarka Branka |
| MMilutin MirkovićJovan, stric Nikoletine Bursaća | Jovan, stric Nikoletine Bursaća |
 Dušan TadićKomandant Pirgo | Komandant Pirgo |
| KKoima BalićCuretak | Curetak |
| RRade MilosavljevićNot listed | Not listed |
 Martin SagnerKomesar Zlatko | Komesar Zlatko |
| KKruno ValentićJankelja | Jankelja |
| BBranka KučanMarija, majka Nikoletine Bursaća | Marija, majka Nikoletine Bursaća |
| ZZaim MuzaferijaNot listed | Not listed |
 Feđa StojanovićVedronja / Đak | Vedronja / Đak |
| LLela ŠimeckiŽena u zbijegu | Žena u zbijegu |
| HHamdo HalilbegovićNot listed | Not listed |
| MMuhamed ČejvanTodor, Tanasijev otac | Todor, Tanasijev otac |