

A 22-minute moral gut-punch: what happens when the thief becomes the only hero?
Аn old lady is being closely watched by a young man, who actually acts like a caring one. Later on, he meets an ordinary thief and asks him to break in the old lady's apartment. He manages to convince the thief to do the theft even though the latter expressed his unwillingness. After a week, the thief manages to do the evil act. Soon after that, the old lady gets ill. The thief finds himself in a situation of making a life-changing DECISION.
Acting
Ajeta Redžepović's silence speaks volumes about isolation.
Direction
Abdula frames surveillance as intimacy, then violation.
Director
Agim Abdula
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Macedonian cinema often explores fractured social bonds post-Yugoslavia; this continues that tradition in microcosm.
The 22-minute runtime mirrors short film constraints that force narrative efficiency—every glance carries plot weight.