Zlata Filipović received a diary just before her tenth birthday and began to write in it regularly. She was an ordinary, although unusually smart and expressive little girl, and her concerns included whether she should join the Madonna fan club, piano lessons, her friends, and news of her skis. However, the distant whisper of war approaches her home in Sarajevo. Her father begins to wear a military uniform, and her friends start leaving the city. One day, the school closes, and the next day the bombings begin. The emotion and power of Zlata's diary come from witnessing the destruction of a childhood. Her circle of friends is increasingly replaced by international journalists who come to hear about the courage and resilience of this little girl. However, the reality is that, as they depart with Zlata's latest story, she remains behind, writing her deepest feelings in 'Mimmy,' her diary, and her last friend.