Stand By

Stand By (1991) is a drama film directed by Čeda Veselinović rated 8.0/10.

A painter gets infected by AIDS, and finds himself at disease clinic in Belgrade. He shared the hospital room with an ex-musician, junkie who tries to discontinue treatment and returns home to his wife. The painter believes in recovery through his paintings, believing that they have supernatural powers. In their room, the medics bring a boy suspected to be infected with the AIDS virus. Meanwhile, the musician's wife leaves him. Having desire for revenge, high on drugs and labile, he rapes nurse. The painter's health deteriorates and he dies. Shortly afterwards, the musician commits suicide. Only the boy remains in the room - a child of uncertain fate and in possession of dozens of "totemic paintings".

Cast

Branislav Zeremski

Zel

Srđan Pešić

Šipi

Ivan Katić

Prof. dr. Karaš

Savo Radović

Dr. Ivanović

Đurđija Cvetić

Sestra Olga

Irena Stepić

Dr. Sukova

Mirjana Bjegojević

Sestra Selena

Miloš Trifunović

Mali

Predrag Bjelac

Veliki

Lidija Bulajić

Majka

Elizabeta Đorevska

Sofi

Nebojša Mugoša

Pokojnik