Synopsis
An untraditional documentary portrait reveals the complicated personality of the Slovak music legend Jožo Ráž, the singer for the pop-rock group Elán. From recordings of everyday situations, playful moments, intimate conversations about God and death, and memories of the past, the director composes a complex image of a man loved by the masses, who, despite all his life successes, feels lonely. Convinced of the importance of opening up to worlds that are foreign to us, the director shot the film over the course of ten years, succumbing to a nascent friendship, and his personal approach reveals the protagonist's civilian metaphysics, his “natural ability to live in the universe with God.” “A film shoot is characterized by ambivalence between serious and unserious, between sharing, convergence and distance, and conflict. This is not a celebratory or a balanced portrait. In this film, I refer to a flesh and bone legend who has a platinum plate on his wall for selling music and a platinum plate in his head after an accident.” J. Gogola Jr.