A dead son's room, a tourist in his bed, and grief that won't check out.
Marko and Ankica never got over the death of their only child, Ante, in the war. When their neighbour Stipe suggests renting their son’s room to tourists, Marko feels insulted but Ankica manages to talk him into it. Renting rooms is easy money, especially for retired people, but having an unknown man sleeping in his son’s bed troubles Marko.
Acting
Gulin's silent suffering in every weathered glance.
Direction
Šantić lets the room itself become a character.
Director
Marko Šantić
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Reflects post-Yugoslav Croatia's 'rooms for rent' economy and the lingering shadow of the Homeland War on civilian lives.
The 17-minute runtime mirrors how grief compresses time—years of pain, one excruciating decision.
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