BA

2007

45 min

Finished

Fantasy

Directing: Aldin Arnautović

Synopsis

As long as there are wars, there will be warriors. Even though the topic of this film is applicable to all the post-war societies and individuals, this is a story of veterans of the 1992-1995 war in Bosnia-Herzegovina. Following the stories of three men who meet regularly at group therapy sessions, the film shows how the PTSD (Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder) affects human mind. Also, through the confessions of the main characters it questions the system of values in a 'post-war' society.The film visually weaves two different, parallel stories. The first one is a story about fantasy that the psychiatrist and therapists practice as therapy for the mentally ill, and the second one is story about the life of people with PTSD. In sessions, patients eventually reveal their fantasies...