Stand By (1991)
Overview
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".
What is Stand By about?
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". Stand By is a Drama movie, released on 1991-01-01, runtime 90 minutes.
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Directed by
Čeda Veselinović
Cast
- Branislav Zeremski as Zel
- Srđan Pešić as Šipi
- Ivan Katić as Prof. dr. Karaš
- Savo Radović as Dr. Ivanović
- Đurđija Cvetić as Sestra Olga
- Irena Stepić as Dr. Sukova
- Mirjana Bjegojević as Sestra Selena
- Miloš Trifunović as Mali
- Predrag Bjelac as Veliki
- Lidija Bulajić as Majka
- Elizabeta Đorevska as Sofi
- Nebojša Mugoša as Pokojnik
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