A theater premiere of Timon of Athens ends with a rapturous applause from the audience, and Boris, the lead actor (Boris Buzančić), is congratulated for having played the role of his lifetime. Encouraged by the sense of his own worth, he starts a romantic affair with a prompter, spurring gossip in the theater. The ensemble embarks on a tour, but as their performances achieve more success, Boris is becoming less liked among his colleagues, and he begins to experience the fate of the character he is playing...
Acting
Buzančić's self-destruction blurs performer and role terrifyingly.
Direction
Radić traps us in claustrophobic theater spaces until walls close in.
Writing
Shakespearean dialogue leaks into mundane conversations like a curse.
Director
Tomislav Radić
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Made in Yugoslavia's 'Black Wave' period, when artists faced state scrutiny for dark themes—Radić smuggled existential dread through Shakespeare.
Buzančić was a legendary Croatian stage actor who rarely filmed; this performance was considered his cinematic exorcism.
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