THE STATE OF SHOCK
by Andrej Košak
synopsis
Labour Day, 1986, Ljubljana, Yugoslavia. Peter, an ironworker, honest and caring father of two and a great believer in the socialist system, is finally allocated a socially-owned apartment at the awards ceremony for the "Worker of the Year". This is such a big shock for him that he falls into a vegetative state. Shortly after that, since his mental state does not change, Peter is placed in a mental institution. Peter wakes up 10 years later, in different times. His wife has remarried his best friend, his children have grown up, and his country - Yugoslavia - has disappeared. Everybody is trying to become European; everybody wants to get rich overnight. Peter takes his life into his own hands.
international title: | The State of Shock |
original title: | Stanje Šoka |
country: | Slovenia |
year: | 2010 |
genre: | fiction |
directed by: | Andrej Košak |
film run: | 100' |
screenplay: | Andrej Košak |
cast: | Martin Marion, Urška Hlebec, Nikola Kojo, Aleksandra Balmazović, Maj Kirm, Emir Hadžihafizbegović, Vlado Novák, Arna Šijak, Primož Petkovšek, Iva Krajnc, Dario Varga, Robert Prebil |
cinematography by: | Slobodan Trninić |
film editing: | Blagoja Nedelkovski, Andrija Zafranovic |
art director: | Pepi Sekulic |
costumes designer: | Jelena Proković |
music: | Stefan Valdobrev |
producer: | Danijel Hočevar, Stefan Kitanov, Jelena Mitrović, Darko Popov, Amra Bakšić Čamo |
production: | Art Fest, Film House Bas Celik, SCCA/PRO.BA - Sarajevo Center for Contemporary Art, Vertigo, Pank Film |
backing: | Slovenian Film Fund, Eurimages, Bulgarian National Film Center, Ministry of Culture of the Republic of Serbia, Macedonian Film Fund |