
BiserkaŠuranwastwowhenherfamilyfledtheformerYugoslavia.Atthetime,herfatherthoughtthattheiryoungestdaughterwouldbetheleastaffectedbythissuddendeparture.Inherdirectorialdebut,Šuranentersintoaconversationwithherfatherabouttheirsharedpast,thehistoryoftheBalkansandwhatitmeansfortheiridentity.<br/> Thedialoguestakeplaceonasobertheatersetlaidoutinanabandonedfactory.Althoughsomescenesarestaged,thefilmmakerandherfatherdon’ttrytoconvinceyouoftheiractingskills.Instead,theyusetheminimalistdecorasameanstoconcealtheiruneaseinthisexploration,whichisquiteuncomfortableforbothofthem—forthedaughterbecauseshehasneveraskedthesequestionsbefore,andforthefatherbecausehehasnotlearnedhowtoanswerthem.<br/> Buttheanswersdocome.ThefilmmakersucceedsintakingyouonajourneythroughherfamilyhistorywhileraisingquestionsaboutEuropeasaconstruct,inwhatfeelslikeanenviableexercisethatmanyviewersmightliketoemulatewithaparent.