Slovenia 2001
b/w - 68 min - 35mm(S16)
a film by Jan Cvitkovic


SUMMARY
Ivan - in his early forty - is dismissed one day too early from his
alcoholism treatment programme because of a strike by the medical staff.
His first day back home passes by in a pleasant athmosphere enhanced by
Sonja´s ( his wife) hope of a brighter future . The next morning Sonja
sends Ivan to the store to get bread and milk, while she goes off to
work as a housekeeper for a well-to-do family.
On the way home, Ivan meets Armando, whom he has not seen for years.
They were friends in the secondary school, after which Armando left for
temporary work in Switzerland. As they chat at a bar, Ivan learns that
Armando once spent a night with Sonja, prior to her involvement with
Ivan. Ivan is so disturbed by this that he drinks a brandy almost
unawares. This introduction leads to tragic family love story.