Slovenia's Official Submission to the Best Foreign Language Film Category of the 80th Annual Academy Awards (2008).
Jernej Sugman's award-winning role of Lenart is most arguably his top acting performance on film. He himself considered it as his best achievement as well.
Director Janez Lapajne never uses a storyboard when he makes films. During filming he always decide then and there how events should be set up and viewed. He makes use of what the setting offers him in any given moment.
This film was made with minimum financial resources, and most of the cast and crew worked for free.