Inferno

A quote from Dante’s Inferno sets the stage for this INFERNO, a parable of modern poverty in Ljubljana. Mare and Sonja have two young children. At the bottom rung of the Slovenian social ladder, they have nowhere to go and nobody left to ask for help. Mare is a loving father who reads bedtime stories to the kids – and initially even believes in fairy tale endings himself. He’s been out of work for months, laid off from his factory for breaking the boss’s arm in a fit of rage. His friend Vlado, the leader of the union, tries to help him get back on track. Meanwhile, the family has no food or gas for heat, and the kids are kicked out of kindergarten for non-payment. At the end of her rope, Sonja commits a horrific act of violence. In this new age of humiliating, dog-eat-dog Capitalism, can Solidarity movements still help people break out of their misery? (In Slovenian with subtitles) – B.B.