在马其顿，战争中的波斯尼亚，东正教的一位年轻修士以沉默保护一位年轻女孩，这位阿尔巴尼亚女孩涉嫌杀害一位东正教徒。但其实只是误会。修士以自己的善良决定与女孩私奔。
在伦敦，一位摄影记者（凯特琳·卡特利吉 Katrin Cartlidge 饰）在餐馆与她的丈夫谈论感情变淡的问题，二人争吵激烈之时，一名种族主义者冲入餐馆开枪扫射。爱，在生死之间突然变得清晰。
一位离开好友的摄影记者（拉德·舍博德兹加 Rade Serbedzija 饰）从伦敦出发，回到16年没来的老家马其顿。这里有他的老朋友，他的东正教朋友们，还有与阿尔巴尼亚人的种族矛盾。摄影记者尝试通过和解的方式化解纷争，但是，这一切远没有他想象的那么简单。
“圆圈不是一个圆。”三段相互交错的故事，不同文化、宗教、民族的误会造成的悲剧。

One of those movies that keeps you awake at night and makes you wonder about things like bio-terrorism and stuff like that... Like your own safety in those "what if" situations... Absolutely every single segment of this movie is shocking and frightening... Music theme containing some middle-East motifs keeps playing in your mind from the very first minute of the movie, and stays in it even after you have watched it. Horrifying story of pilgrim who came back and brought along one of the deadliest diseases known to men surely sounds scary, but what makes it even more creepy is the fact that it's based on true story... The event that made the whole world vulnerable, and reminded us that no matter how strong we appear to be, there's always one invisible enemy we cannot fight and cannot defeat. Cast is terrific, some of the best Yugoslavian actors had their career highlights in this movie... Especially brilliant role of Rade Serbedzija. If you like this type of movies, this is a movie that you just cannot miss... And if you don't... Well..rent it out anyway. Highest recommendation.