A lonely man borrows a dog for friends. Spoiler: he loses the dog. Oops.
Zdravko is a retired widower. His daughter never visits him and he lives a solitary existence. One day, he notices that people who walk their dogs in the park stop and chat. So he borrows his neighbor's dog, Wolfy, takes him to the park, and his plan works. He finds people to talk to - but he forgets about Wolfy and the dog is gone. What is he going to tell his neighbor?
Acting
Evgen Car's deadpan desperation hits different.
Direction
Luzar lets silence do the heavy lifting.
Director
Matevž Luzar
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Slovenian short cinema often explores rural alienation; this premiered at Clermont-Ferrand, Europe's top shorts fest.
The dog's name 'Wolfy' in Slovene ('Volček') carries folk-tale undertones of trickster figures — fitting for a film about deception.
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