The Pain of Others

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Based on a true story

Written and Directed by Slavisa Drobnjakovic

 

Told from the perspectives of a young boy and an old man, The Pain of Others is a frame story that explores the devastating effects of grand narratives on ordinary people.

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A boy, whose mother is a psychotherapist, spends his childhood exposed to the pain of others. Their home resembles a soul repair factory. Through a domino effect of empathy, his childhood is transformed by a single visit that heralds the arrival of something new. Outside the walls of their apartment, people start vanishing.

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Produced by IHOS Films Amsterdam & Golden Mountain Pictures

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