Known for Acting
Based on motifs from The Triple Life of Antigone by Slavoj Žižek, this film reflects on today’s planet and political “chaos” by placing the politicians, the decision-makers and the influencers of today in the roles of Žižek’s version of the ancient Greek drama Antigone. But what are the politicians roles? Does the Antigone of today represent populists, anti-migrants and fundamentalists, or those who would oppose them?
Max, a lonely thief, gets to know the victim of his bicycle theft, Mič.
Stane and Bojan are two young people, working at a kiosk. They try to break the boredom and repetitiveness of their daily routines by observing their potential customers, trying to guess their consumer appetites and by doing drugs. When a junkie breaks into the kiosk and disturbs their daydreaming, the potential for a change ensues.
Maj, the son of a politician, loses his mother and with her the main family bond. The cold relationship with his father escalates into revenge, which leads to Maj's independence.
During his vacation, Piksi finds his brother's cassettes in the basement and spends three days listening to rock music, which changes his life. He decides to start his own punk rock band. The band consists of Piksi (electric guitar), Pejo (bass guitar), Sani (drums), and Edi (vocals). At first, they called themselves Avtsajders, then Ilegalci. Their idol is Johny Thunders. Piksi's father spends all his time lying in front of the television.
