简介：Thisisthesecondinstallmentofathree-partseriesofautobiographicalfilmsaboutthedirector'slife.Thefirst,whichwonvariousawardsforitsmaker,wasentitledZamriOumiVoskresniandwaslaterretitledZari,Umri,Vokresni("Freeze,Die,CometoLife!"). Attheendofthatfilm,setattheconclusionofWorldWarII,theyoungValerkawasstrivinghardtoovercometheinertiaofjustgettingby,alongwithhissometimefriendGaliya.Inthisone,heisadjustingtoGaliya'sdeathandisbackinschoolandislivingwithhismother,aprostitute.Afteragirlattheschoolisfoundtohavebeengang-raped,theheadmasterchoosesValerkatobeoneofthescapegoats,thoughhehadnothingtodowiththedeed.Thepunishmentseemsmildenough,hewassimplyexpelledfromschool.However,afterquarrellingwithhismotherabouttheincident,hetakestotheroad,anddiscoversasocietysobleak,degradedandhopelessthatitisawonderheremainedalive.Thefilmwasenteredintothe1992CannesFilmFestival,whereitwontheJuryPrize.…