DRAMA

SISTER BROTHER MANHOLE COVER

From Milcho Manchevski, the acclaimed director of Before the Rain (Golden Lion, Venice), a stark yet tender film about survival, moral ambiguity, and the quiet, radical possibility of human connection.

In post-Communist Macedonia, Malina and Viktor, orphaned siblings, survive by stealing and melting down bronze statues of national heroes. When a robbery goes wrong and Viktor is seriously injured, Malina is forced into a dangerous deal, triggering a desperate escape through a harsh, collapsing landscape.

Their journey leads them to the home of a blind woman, an unexpected refuge where, slowly, two solitudes begin to recognize each other. In a world stripped of structure and trust, a fragile bond emerges, as they learn, in their own imperfect way, to take care of one another.