In the end, Pero falls into silence. Being a funeral orator, he earns his money through death – which becomes an experience one cannot speak about any longer in the course of the film. Humorous and with long, expressive shots director Jan Cvitkovic unfolds a network of connections all of which revolve around love and death. A Slovenian village turns out to be a microcosm under southern sun combining the funny and the cryptic elements of transitoriness. Different models are presented to explain the enigma of death, catching a glimpse of potential redemption.
Originating in 1991 from the film club movement of the former GDR, the festival is dedicated to the films of Central and Eastern Europe and the successor states of the USSR. The main prize is the glass statue of LUBINA. An ecumenical jury, appointed by INTERFILM and SIGNIS, has accompanied the festival since 1999.
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