WITHERING

Janko comes home to his godforsaken village after several years of living in Belgrade, where he worked hard for little money . His mountain village has become almost deserted and Janko's intention is to sell his land and go to work in Switzerland, believing that he would finally get out of financial problems and find his place under the sun.His lonely mother Milica (50) has been hoping for a long time that Janko would be back with a wife and have a family there. She will do everything to make him change his mind. Strahinja, a lonely inhabitant of the deserted village, and idealist, but a men full of strength and the will to live is helping Milica. After the tragic death of his son he closed the tavern he was running, his daughter became an alcoholic and his wife stopped talking, as if punishing herself.Although Milica will do her best to persuade Janko to stay and try to live on and off his land, and although Strahinja will offer him to run the tavern together and split 50-50, Janko will not give up on his plan.He is willing to do anything to secure his future – even to sell his fathers grave.