At the end of the 19th century, a young man named Poncho travels with his donkey Mago through the wilderness of northern Croatia, carrying goods he intends to sell at a fair. On a forest road, he comes across a cart stuck in the mud and two strangers, Stef and Lujo, who have lost their horses after a night storm. Despite his hesitation, he helps them pull the cart out, setting in motion a series of events that will change the course of his fate.

A low-level criminal, leading a double life as a cleaner, finds himself trapped between a dangerous arms dealer and the town's chief of police.

One evening, a group of high school graduates gather on their school playground, they talk, play games and drink alcohol. Feeling bored, they decide to break in the school. Stories of the creepy janitor scare the girls but the boys manage to persuade them. What started as innocent fun ends in a bloodbath when one of the students turns the night into a horror movie.

"The World's Best Film Professor" tells an incredible story of a professor who has shaped generations of filmmakers for over 40 years. From membership in the Academy of Motion Picture Arts to friendship with Steven Spielberg, his enviable career has been covered in numerous newspaper articles in Croatia. When he reveals to his students that he is battling leukemia, they spread the humanitarian campaign for his treatment to the public. As the line between film and reality blurs, traces of a collective and willing silence, which upheld for decades this character of the beloved professor, gradually come to light.