简介：Howtostoptherain,whethergodexists:theseareamongtheprofoundquestionsthatoccupythemindsofAlexandruandOcsy,twoschizophrenicpatientsintheCalugareniNeuropsychiatricCentreinRomania.Throughoutthefilm,thetwofriendsdiscusssuchscientificandphilosophicalmattersasweobservethemandtheirfellowpatientsgoingabouttheirstrangedailyroutines,whilethecentre'snursesarekeptoutofview.Onemanhappilymovespebblesfromlefttoright,fromrighttoleft,dayindayout.Anotherpatientlyinginhisbedstaresatcolourfulprojectionsonthewall,andanotherspendshistimediligentlycaringforotherslessphysicallyablethanhimself.Inpreciselycomposedimages,accompaniedbylightpianomusicandevocativeatmosphericsound,thedirectorregistersthetinydetailsoftheenvironmentintheinstitution.Aharshworld,farremovedfromnormality,istransformedintothesublime.…