A dying man's attic becomes the whole world in this forgotten Serbian gem.
The plot of the film is set in 1964, in a small provincial town, inside the Golubović pharmacy, which was once famous. Immobile Gustav Golubović spends his last days of life in the attic of the house.
Acting
Jerinić's bedridden patriarch commands every frame without moving.
Production
Single location becomes entire universe through claustrophobic design.
Director
Slobodan Šuljagić
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Shot during Yugoslavia's final years, the crumbling pharmacy mirrors a dissolving nation in real time.
Branislav Jerinić performed entirely horizontal; crew built special rigging to move cameras around his 'deathbed' like theater in the round.
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