SI

2012

45 min

Finished

Children of Socialism - Replace My Head

Otroci socializma - Zamenite mi glavo

Directing: Brane Bitenc

Synopsis

Director Brane Bitenc tells a story of a cult Slovenian punk music group Otroci socializma, the so called Slovenian Joy Division that first came to life as "trio without a vocalist" in 1981. A few months later the author of presented film contributed to this project with his recognizable, recitative voice and delicate, expressive lyrics. We can feel a part of the group’s story when they re-united for the 60th anniversary of punk in Slovenia. A dark shadow of the past political regime and intimate existential anguishes of teenagers, trapped in the system; searching for their own footprints through proverbial sex, drugs and rock'n'roll; memories of the time, when punk was happening, that stay on the safe side of the thin border between sentimentality and nostalgia.