Junk Movie

In 1989, amid the collapse of socialism in Central and Eastern Europe, the burlesque fuzziness of everyday moments satirizes the arrogant theatrics of political upstarts, turning with a mocking gesture to the unapproachable, profane mystery of political donkey. The scene unfolds in a run-down, food-smelling apartment block pub called the Stork and its immediate surroundings, where insecure, down-and-out existences dwell: unemployed and casual laborers, grocers and taxi drivers, warm-spirited swindlers and casual lovers. They are ugly and mean, soft-spirited and quick-tempered, yet all nice rascals.