A group of german construction workers in Bulgaria are building a ladder and sluice in a river. supplies and water are not forthcoming. one man, meinhard, gets friendly with local villagers . he seems to surmount the language barrier pretty quickly, but problems arise. the germans and Bulgarians don't trust or understand each other. and the atmosphere is very confrontational. meinhard gets beaten up several times, yet still goes back to the village to this new "friends". I really didn't understand the movie. meinhard's actions don't make sense. anyway it's very tense. that's for sure. the movie certainly seems real.
