The State of Shock

The State of Shock

2011 · 92 min · ★ 5.5 · Drama

Set in socialist Yugoslavia in 1986, a humble and diligent factory worker falls into a 10-year shock right at his working place. He wakes up from coma in hospital in 1996 capitalist Slovenia, only to find out that he's left without job as being redundant.

Directed by Andrej Košak · Written by Andrej Košak

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