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Stand By

Jan 1, 1991 · 1h 30m
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Drama

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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".

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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
Directed by Čeda Veselinović

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Released
Original language
EN
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Filmedia
Country
YU

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