Stand By

The story

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".

Cast & crew

Branislav ZeremskiZel

Srđan Pešić

Srđan PešićŠipi

Ivan Katić

Ivan KatićProf. dr. Karaš

Savo Radović

Savo RadovićDr. Ivanović

Đurđija CvetićSestra Olga

Irena StepićDr. Sukova

Mirjana Bjegojević

Mirjana BjegojevićSestra Selena

Miloš Trifunović

Miloš TrifunovićMali

Predrag BjelacVeliki

Lidija Bulajić

Lidija BulajićMajka

Elizabeta Đorevska

Elizabeta ĐorevskaSofi

Nebojša Mugoša

Nebojša MugošaPokojnik