Set in New York City, among stranded characters for all over the world, the film explores the character’s stories from their different points of view. Through their subjective realities, the film reconstructs their conflicts, and the ramifications and action that stem from it.

An absurd coincidence intertwines the lives of a Yugoslav hit-man, his former wife, with whom he is still obsessively in love with, and her boyfriend - a New Yorkcop, whose father was a criminal.

“Uncle Vanya”is his code name, grew up as an orphan in Bosnia, He didnt know his parents, so he didnt know if he was a Serb, Croat or Muslim, A victim of his circumstances and his past in war torn Bosnia, he became a hit man against his own will. He constantly wants to quit but can’t, because he is blackmailed by his boss - a burnt out former covert operations agent.

Vanya’s supposedly last job is a money for drugs exchange in a hotel, where everything goes wrong, Vanya takes a hostage - only it turns out the hostage is his former wife, Anna. Her boyfriend - the cop Dirk Malloy - gets on their trail, as well as Vanya’s boss and two of his inept thugs - illegal immigrants from Lebanon and italy.

All of these characters do what they do our of for love - or what they believe to be love.