A charmingly chaotic to-and-from between Belgrade and Switzerland, between a mother and a grandmother here and a partner and a large part of the protagonist’s own life there. Alternating between different cities, needs and paces of life. After his grandmother, who has always looked after his mother, dies in in Belgrade, Nikola’s priorities and responsibilities start to shift. The conditions of dependence and independence are re-negotiated – both for Nikola and his mother, Dida. Testing the boundaries in a constant process of failure and re-adjustment. While they never lose their love and their humour, the protagonists do occasionally lose a bit of themselves. Video calls and schnapps at the grave, a red sofa, piles of fleece blankets, a little puppy and some bric-a-brac. The family structure is constantly being redecorated in this never-ending work in progress called life. (dca)
Credits
Directors: Nikola Ilić, Corina Schwingruber Ilić
Written by: Nikola Ilić, Corina Schwingruber Ilić
Producer: Franziska Sonder, Karin Koch
Co-producer: Schweizer Radio und Fernsehen
DOP: Nikola Ilić, Corina Schwingruber Ilić, Pablo Ferro Živanović
Music: Heidi Happy
Sound: Vladimir Rakić, Ivan Antić
Editor: Myriam Flury
Sound Mix: Vladimir Rakić
With: Anđica Ilić, Dobrila Spasić, Nikola Ilić, Corina Schwingruber Ilić
