The film follows the story of Trifun, a prominent Serbian merchant, who tries to keep the peace with the Turkish authorities, but also maintains his reputation and influence in Vranje, an important Turkish town near the border with liberated Serbia. While Trifun is preparing his two sons to succeed him as the leader among the Serbian people, not only the powerful Turkish beys but also his family are causing him trouble. Trifun makes difficult decisions that will later affect his descendants, the heroes from the novel “Bad Blood