Sabina,adivorcedmotheroftwosmallchildren,fallsinlovewithanoldfriendfromtheBosnianwar.Thetwoplantomarry,butthingsgoterriblywrong.
SabinaK.isinspiredbyatruestorysetinBosniaandHerzegovina.The"Sabina"ofthetitleplanstomarrySasa(withwhomsheservedduringtheBosnianWar),butthereisaproblem.SabinaisMuslimandSasaaCatholic,andtheirrespectivefamiliesdisapproveofthemarriage.Theironlyallyisanolderwoman,Ankica,whoseson-killedinthewar-hadbeentheirclosefriend."Aunt"AnkicathinksofSabinaandSasaasherownchildrenandinvitesthemtoherhomeontheislandofKorculatogetmarried.SpringtimecomesandSabinatravelstoKorculawheresheisreunitedwithAnkicaandwherethetwowomenwaitforSasatojointhemfromZagreb.Thedayspass...Sasaneverarrives...andwithaheavyandtroubledheart,SabinareturnstoSarajevo.ShediscoversthatSasahastakenallhisthingsfromherapartmentandmovedout.Thereisnonote;noexplanation.SabinagoestoSasa'smotherforanswers,butthedeeplyembitteredwomantreatsherharshlyandcallsthepolice.