Miha Knific

When Alma discovers that her father’s company plans to demolish the playground, she gets determined to save green areas. Alma has no choice but to join forces with her worst enemies – Luna’s skate gang.

In a block of flats at the edge of town the local children enjoy playing basketball in their courtyard. When their grumpy neighbor confiscates their basketball the children decide to go on an elaborate rescue mission to retrieve it.

The stories narrated by the film bring together individuals all over the world, spanning over sixty years and thus symbolically covering the approximate period of a single human life. Each of the stories is based on true accounts and events, summed up from newspaper articles, statements, and media announcements. Through internal monologues the collage makes up a whole which transcends any individual story.

The film tells the story of young people in their early 30s; it speaks of their past and present romantic relationships and their attempts to find their way in life, one based on true feelings and decisions. Rather than well-set relations, which obstruct the vital flow of life, it seeks a direct contact with the world and other people.

Family doctor Maja Križaj relocates with her family from Ljubljana to the rural village of Velika vas after her husband’s financial collapse. Though the setting seems idyllic, the countryside reveals unexpected challenges. The series blends everyday struggles with warmth, humor, and romantic entanglements.