At the beginning of 1990s two Croatian emigrants economically minded Cinco and politically minded Marinko arrive in Croatia from Germany homesick for their families and hometowns In order to get a German pension Cinco pretends to be dead and travels in a coffin Soon Marinko joins him because he is running away from an old agent of the Yugoslav State Security Service On their trip in a motor hearse Cinco and Marinko face many adventures which culminate when they are stopped at Serbian barricades close to their destination