Gani Staykov

In the 1920s several dozen political prisoners are exiled on a small island in the Black Sea awaiting sentencing. The old sea wolf and adventurer Kostadin (nicknamed Costa Rica) is planning an escape together with а carpenter named Zheko, an idealistic student and a doctor.

Dans un camp de concentration en Bulgarie, Walter, un sous-officier allemand, tente de faire évader Ruth, une jeune juive, dont il est tombé amoureux.