A prodigious musical talent and the former principal cellist of the Sarajevo Symphony Orchestra. Deeply affected by the destruction of his city and the sudden deaths of his friends and neighbors, he decides to honor the fallen through his art. He commits to playing Albinoni's Adagio in the rubble of the street for twenty-two consecutive days, offering a rare moment of beauty to his fellow citizens despite the extreme danger to his own life.

A twenty-eight-year-old woman who has transformed from an innocent university student on a target-shooting team into a highly skilled assassin for the Sarajevo army. She adopts a new name to separate her past identity from her current life as a weapon. She operates by a strict personal code, targeting only soldiers who actively wish her people harm, and takes an assignment to protect a local musician from enemy snipers.

A sixty-four-year-old baker living alone in west Sarajevo after sending his wife and son to the safety of Italy. He copes with the siege through isolation, actively avoiding friends and withdrawing from the reality of the war. His daily trips to the bakery force him to confront his paralyzing fear of death and the physical destruction of the city he loves.

A middle-aged man living in a state of constant anxiety while trying to provide for his family. Every four days, he undertakes a treacherous journey across the city to a neighboring town's brewery to collect clean drinking water. He resents the black market traders who profit from the city's suffering and feels heavily burdened by his own perceived cowardice.

An officer in the Sarajevo army and Arrow's unit commander. He recruited Arrow for her shooting skills but shows genuine concern for her humanity, reminding her that she is saving lives, not just taking them. He acts as the closest thing Arrow has to a friend in the military.

A brave and active woman who was friends with Dragan and his wife before the siege. Unlike Dragan, she refuses to hide from the reality of the war, risking her life to participate in a community prescription swap to help others in need.

A friend of Kenan's who participates in the local bartering system to survive the siege. He represents the everyday citizens trying to secure basic necessities in a broken economy, trading valuable commodities for small amounts of food.

An elderly, somewhat spirited woman who lives downstairs from Kenan. Despite the immense danger of his journey to the brewery, Kenan kindly collects and carries water for her as well as his own family.

A straightforward, plain-speaking military boss who takes over Arrow's unit. He views the war in simple, binary terms of us versus them, discarding the more considered moral views held by Arrow's previous commander.

A military leader in the Sarajevo army who is consumed by a desire for vengeance against the enemy. Having lost his entire immediate family to the snipers, he pushes for ruthless retaliation without regard for civilian casualties.

Dragan's wife, who successfully escaped Sarajevo for Italy with their teenage son before the war fully escalated. Her absence leaves Dragan physically safe from worry about her, but deeply isolated and lonely in the besieged city.

A friend of Dragan's who remains in Sarajevo. Dragan actively avoids interacting with him on the street because he does not want to face the reality of the war's toll on the people he cares about.