简介：Inthehousenexttothecemeteryinasmallprovincialtownduringthesixties,ameditativeeleven-year-oldboy,Frula,proceedstoenteradolescencetothesoundoffuneralmarchesandthemournfulchimingofthebellatopthecemeterychapel.Surroundedbyagruntingfather,acoddlingmother,acontrarygrandmother,astraight-lacedsisterandarrogantschool-mates,Frulawillhavetoprovehimselfandclaimhisrightfulplace. In1960sFrula,a11-yearoldteenager,liveswithhisfamilyinalittleprovincialtown.Heisgrowingup:thefirstdates,thefirstgoingouttothecinemaandrock'n'rollconcerts,thefirstTVs… Branko,hisgrumpyfather,usedtobearespectablememberoftheCommunistparty.Whenthecompanyhewasemployedinsufferedafinancialbreakdown,hedecidedtostarthisowncompany.Nevenka,Frula'sattentivemother,worksasateacher,tryingtobeagoodwife,agoodmother,agoodsister,agoodmother-in-lawandagoodhousewife. Ruza,Frula'sgrandmotherissenile,hisuncleEmilisasmallcriminalandalwaysinconfrontationwiththepolice.Biba,Frula'slittlewaspishsister,isnotsatisfiedwithhergrowing-up.Amidhisdifficultfamilyandarrogantschoolfriends,Frulamustearnrecognitionforhimself.Heiswitnessingallthechangesoccurringinthefamily,andtriestounderstandwhohereallyis. ThisdelightfullyhumorousfilmsetinprovincialCroatiafollowsthestoryofFrulafrompre-topost-adolescence,anddocumentsapainfullyslowcomingofage,offeringasidelongglanceatlifeunderTito.Familytroubles,schoollife,afascinationwithmotionpicturesandalastingloveaffairwiththedaughterofthelocalcinemaprojectionistformthebackboneofanintimatelyengagingpersonalhistory.Frulaisdividedbetweentheneedforhisfather'saffectionandthetemptationsofferedbyhismaternaluncle,agamblerandblack-marketeerwhobringsagunandcondomsintothehouseandspendsseveralyearsinjail.YetahappyendingiscloseathandasFrulagraduates,gainstheaffectionofhisbeloved--andboardsthecoachtoZaghrebtoattenduniversity.…