Set in 1993, the war raging in Bosnia manages to spill over into London and into the lives of several citizens who long for human connection. These include: a Croat and a Serb, originally from the same village but now sworn enemies, who meet by chance on a London bus; a BBC reporter who travels to Bosnia to cover the escalating conflict, only to find himself overwhelmed by the full horror or war; a nurse who falls for her refugee patient and a newly single obstetrician who goes out of his way to help a pregnant Bosnian woman.