The wife of a successful construction manager has disappeared after an ordinary morning in Belgrade. He is assured she will come back and continues with life, as usual. But, maybe she is just the first of the collapsed dominoes.
Acting
Timotijević's hollow-eyed denial is devastating.
Cinematography
Belgrade as crumbling character, all concrete and grey.
Direction
Ljuca's refusal to explain is the whole point.
Director
Nikola Ljuca
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Part of the 'New Serbian Cinema' exploring collective trauma through individual collapse. Belgrade's construction boom mirrors the characters' hollow foundations.
Ljuca deliberately shot scenes in actual humidity over 90%—the actors' physical discomfort is real. That sweat isn't makeup.
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