Following the death of his father, French conductor Marc Korovitch arrives in Montenegro to lead the National Orchestra and reconnect with his roots, preparing Don Giovanni in a country standing at the threshold of Europe.

Marc Korovitch, a French conductor of Montenegrin origin, arrives in Podgorica to lead the National Orchestra of Montenegro at a decisive moment in his life. Still grieving his father, he takes on the demanding task of staging Don Giovanni while reconnecting with a country woven into his family history. Around him, the film widens its lens to the people who animate Montenegro's musical life: Boris, his driver and distant cousin; Verica, a violinist forging her own path; Milan, a cellist building his life in Montenegro; and other musicians and collaborators who broaden its perspective. Through rehearsals, performances, conversations and daily life, Balkan Maestro follows both a collective artistic process and an intimate journey of return. As the opera moves toward opening night, the film weaves together music, belonging, work, memory and transformation. It builds to a double climax: Marc raises his baton for the first notes of Don Giovanni, as Montenegro stands on the threshold of the European Union, an orchestra coming into its own, a history still resonating.

Nakon očeve smrti, francuski dirigent Mark Korovič dolazi u Crnu Goru da vodi nacionalni orkestar i ponovo se poveže sa svojim korijenima, pripremajući Don Đovanija u zemlji koja stoji na pragu Evrope.

Mark Korovič, francuski dirigent crnogorskog porijekla, dolazi u Podgoricu da vodi Crnogorski simfonijski orkestar u presudnom trenutku svog života. Još uvijek tugujući za ocem, prihvata zahtjevan zadatak postavljanja Don Đovanija, dok se iznova povezuje sa zemljom utkanom u istoriju njegove porodice. Oko njega, film širi objektiv na ljude koji oblikuju muzički život Crne Gore: Borisa, njegovog vozača i dalekog rođaka, violinistkinju Vericu koja gradi sopstveni put, violončelistu Milana koji život gradi u Crnoj Gori, kao i druge muzičare i saradnike. Kroz probe, nastupe, razgovore i svakodnevicu, Balkan Maestro prati istovremeno kolektivni umjetnički proces i intimno putovanje povratka. Kako se opera približava premijeri, film prepliće muziku, pripadanje, rad, sjećanje i transformaciju, do dvostrukog vrhunca: Mark podiže dirigentsku palicu za prve taktove Don Đovanija, dok Crna Gora stoji na pragu Evropske unije, orkestar pronalazi svoj identitet, a istorija i dalje odzvanja.