Such is our destiny. The film is a trilogy ,and all three stories focus on tragic and fated love affairs. In the first episode, Words, we meet a young, quiet monk, Kiril, who stands up for Zamira, a young Albanian woman who stand accused of murder and is on the run from a posse. For her sake he leaves the monastery and the two of them make their way through the enchantingly beautiful Macedonian landscape. Unfortunately their romance is heading towards a sudden and brutal end.
Faces is set in bustling and trendy London.
Anne, a beautiful picture editor, is torn between the love of her husband Nick and the attraction she feels to Aleksandar, a disillusioned war photographer. She is pulled into a series of tragic events by a shoot-out at a nearby restaurant. The third and final part, Pictures, brings the plot and the characters together. It focuses on Alexandar when he returns to Macedonia to settle. He finds out how the war has divided his home village and how his Albanian neighbours are seen as enemies.