A politician turns squalor into 'heritage' — and charges luxury rent. Eleven minutes of pure rage.
The film was shot in an old, decrepit building where dozens of guest-workers' families live. The owner, a local influential politician, has avoided paying for the maintenance of the building under the legal standards by using his connections to proclaim the building a national cultural heritage. However, the rent he has been charging was as if the building were an object that offered standard comfort. The only German tenant takes the crew around and speaks of his battle against the landlord’s manipulation.
Direction
Žilnik's guerrilla style turns a walkthrough into political fire.
Writing
The German tenant's narration is devastatingly matter-of-fact.
Director
Želimir Žilnik
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