Running away from a murky past, the charming amateur
chef Luka Martin (40) moves to Zagreb with nothing but a
suitcase and a dream: to open the best restaurant in town.
Balkan Soul becomes a hotspot for celebrities, politicians,
and criminals. However, Luka’s generous nature and
overspending constantly keep the place on the verge
of bankruptcy.
Desperate for money, he turns to Ante Godina, a figure
from his past, and soon drifts from small errands into full-
blown drug smuggling. To his own dismay, Luka slips back
into the trade with disarming ease – his warm, harmless
appearance makes him the perfect mule.
Flush with cash, he reopens his restaurant, but as a chef
he is never as successful as he is as a smuggler. Money
runs dry again, and he is forced to continue smuggling to
support the restaurant he loves so much.
Meanwhile, the stubborn Interpol agent Mila grows
suspicious of Luka. Though dismissed by her superiors,
her persistence puts Ante’s entire operation in jeopardy.
The crew suspects a mole – and they think it’s Luka.
Luka is now trapped in a vicious circle: he has no talent
for the life of a chef, but every gift for the criminal
underworld he’s desperate to escape.