After experiencing a minor traffic accident, Grigorije Žetar, a cynical and temperamental truck driver, finds himself imprisoned in a town where he's been declared a national hero for wartime heroism. With the mayoral election underway, he must battle the incumbent mayor who has built his career on a false narrative involving Grigorije, turning their clash into a high-stakes political and personal showdown.

After experiencing a minor traffic accident, Grigorije Žetar, a cynical and temperamental truck driver, along with Sofija Stanišić, a hitchhiker he picked up along the way, arrives in a nearby town which turns out to be Nehaj - a place where, during the war, he saved a group of locals from execution. He learns that the townspeople, believing him dead, erected a monument in his honor and declared him a national hero. However, when Grigorije enthusiastically announces he's alive, they not only refuse to believe him but also beat him and imprison him for alleged disorderly conduct and defamation of heroic reputation. Grigorije becomes a prisoner in a strange prison, where the only other occupant is the guard Stanoje. Grigorije soon discovers that local elections are underway in Nehaj, and the only serious candidate is the current mayor, Luka Savić, who has built his political career and reputation on lies that he participated in Grigorije's heroic feat. He even carved his name on the monument right below Grigorije's. Luka tries every means to force Grigorije to admit he is not the same man honored with the monument. Grigorije's initial instinct to escape soon turns into stubbornness and a desire to stay and prove the opposite. This is fueled by a strange power play with the guard Stanoje, as well as the charming Sofija, the hitchhiker, who Grigorije finds increasingly appealing. The town quickly divides between those who believe Grigorije was there and who believe Luka, and Grigorije realizes there is no turning back from this game, understanding that proving his identity has now become a political game and a fight for survival. In the end, Grigorije is ultimately forced to surrender, admitting to the gathered people of Nehaj that he has been deceiving them all along.

Nakon lakše saobraćajne nesreće, Grigorije Žetar, temperamentni vozač kamiona, nađe se zarobljen u gradu gdje ga smatraju ratnim herojem.

Nakon što je doživio manju saobraćajnu nesreću, Grigorije Žetar, ciničan i temperamentan vozač kamiona, zajedno sa Sofijom Stanija, autostoperkom koju je pokupio na putu, stiže u obližnji grad za koji se ispostavilo da je Nehaj - mjesto gdje je tokom rata spasio grupu meštana od pogubljenja. On saznaje da su građani, vjerujući da je mrtav, podigli spomenik u njegovu čast i proglasili ga nacionalnim herojem. Međutim, kada Grigorije sa entuzijazmom objavi da je živ, oni ne samo da odbijaju da mu vjeruju, već ga i tuku i zatvaraju zbog navodnog nereda i klevete herojske reputacije. Grigorije postaje zatvorenik u nepoznatom zatvoru, gdje je jedini drugi stanar stražar Stanoje. Grigorije ubrzo otkriva da su u Nehaju u toku lokalni izbori, a jedini ozbiljan kandidat je aktuelni gradonačelnik Luka Savija, koji je svoju političku karijeru i reputaciju izgradio na lažima da je učestvovao u Grigorijevom herojskom podvigu. Čak je i uklesao svoje ime na spomenik odmah ispod Grigorija. Luka pokušava svim sredstvima da natera Grigorija da prizna da nije isti čovjek koji je počašćen spomenikom. Grigorijev početni instinkt za bjekstvom ubrzo se pretvara u tvrdoglavost i želju da ostane i dokaže suprotno. Ovo je podstaknuto čudnom igrom moći sa čuvarom Stanojem, kao i šarmantnom Sofijom, autostoperkom, koju Grigorije smatra sve privlačnijom. Grad se brzo dijeli na one koji vjeruju da je Grigorije bio tamo i koji vjeruju Luki, a Grigorije shvata da nema povratka od ove igre, shvatajući da je dokazivanje njegovog identiteta sada postalo politička igra i borba za opstanak. Na kraju, Grigorije je na kraju primoran da se preda, priznajući okupljenom narodu Nehaja da ih je sve vrijeme obmanjivao.