A Stranger

When Slavkos old friend Djulaga dies Slavko feels obliged to go to the funeral But in his hometown of Mostar in Bosnia amp Herzegovina this simple social obligation has the potential to get him into all kinds of trouble with his neighbors or even with local political bigwigs Yet if he does not go his wife will think hes a coward the grieving family will never forgive him and he might have trouble forgiving himself This is a compelling tale of everyday life in a fractured society and a world where paranoia comedy and drama coexist It is also an astute psychological portrait of a man who is forced to cross the invisible line that divides two communities Above all it is the story of a man who lost everything that defined him when his country disintegrated