DELO OSVOBAJA
/ LABOUR EQUALS FREEDOM
DIRECTOR: DAMJAN KOZOLE
SLOVENIA 2005
71 MIN / 35MM, COLOR, OV w. engl. ST
Caligari: 07.04. / 6.00 pm
Alpha: 08.04. / 2.00 pm
DIRECTOR:
Damjan Kozole
SCREENPLAY:
Damjan Kozole
CAMERA:
Ales Belak
ART DIRECTOR:
Ursa Loboda
EDITOR:
Jure Moskon
MUSIC:
Igor Leonardi
PRODUCER:
Danijel Hocevar
CAST:
Peter Musevski
Natasa Barbara Gracner
Marjuta Slamic
Primoz Petkovsek
Manca Dorrei
PRODUCTION:
Emotionfilm, Ljubljana
Tel.: 00386 - 01 / 430 35 31
Fax: 00386 - 01 / 430 35 30
e-mail: info@emotionfilm.si
TV Slovenia, Ljubljana
PROVIDED BY:
Slovenian Film Fund, Ljubljana
Tel.: 00386 - 1 / 234 32 00
Fax: 00386 - 1 / 234 32 18
e-mail: info@film-sklad.si
The latest film from Damjan Kozole, who established an international
reputation with REZERVNI DELI / SPARE PARTS, tells the story of forty-something
Peter who loses his job as an engineer when his factory shuts down. At
first the situation seems manageable: His wife earns a good wage and can
feed the family. Peter pays regular visits to the labour exchange and
pursues various new possibilities – but in vain. As his self-confidence
and self-esteem gradually diminish, he starts to mistrust his wife. The
marriage deteriorates – and Vera has, in fact, started seeing a
colleague clearly superior to Peter in terms both of social status and
looks. When Vera readily consents to Peter’s offer of a divorce
– made on an impulse because he feels so hurt – he is left
alone. His daughter moves out with his wife. Unable to cope with the double
blow, he sees no point in staying alive, and tries to hang himself. By
chance he is discovered by a neighbour and survives. And then the tragi-comedy
takes a surprising turn: Peter is given a chance to prove himself. His
display of courage is rewarded with a new job, and slowly his self-confidence
begins to return. Through an advertisement he even meets a young woman
who seems to like him...
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