Stand By

Story

Synopsis

A painter gets infected by AIDS, and finds himself at disease clinic in Belgrade. He shared the hospital room with an ex-musician, junkie who tries to discontinue treatment and returns home to his wife. The painter believes in recovery through his paintings, believing that they have supernatural powers. In their room, the medics bring a boy suspected to be infected with the AIDS virus. Meanwhile, the musician's wife leaves him. Having desire for revenge, high on drugs and labile, he rapes nurse. The painter's health deteriorates and he dies. Shortly afterwards, the musician commits suicide. Only the boy remains in the room - a child of uncertain fate and in possession of dozens of "totemic paintings".

Director

Čeda Veselinović

Writers

Čeda Veselinović

Language

English

Country

Yugoslavia

Release date

1 January 1991

Ensemble

Cast

• 

  Branislav Zeremski

  Zel

• Srđan Pešić

  Šipi

• Ivan Katić

  Prof. dr. Karaš

• Savo Radović

  Dr. Ivanović

• 

  Đurđija Cvetić

  Sestra Olga

• 

  Irena Stepić

  Dr. Sukova

• Mirjana Bjegojević

  Sestra Selena

• Miloš Trifunović

  Mali

• 

  Predrag Bjelac

  Veliki

• Lidija Bulajić

  Majka

• Elizabeta Đorevska

  Sofi

• Nebojša Mugoša

  Pokojnik