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So many different characters with so many different issues, yet they are all a family in one way or another. It is a common representation of not only Serbian but Balkan families as well and "slava" is just used as a tool to bring all these characters to the table.

While we are all at this very table, it is never boring which is very important for a debut director to do. A Serbian film that is finally using a camera and not only leaving it to stay on the side and do nothing. There are some "cringy" camera movements like the whip pan that is used in a weird moment and don't bring anything major to the storytelling but confusion, however, I recognize the will of doing something in such a small and closed space.

Great acting from the whole cast, so just another prop to the director and the screenwriter for making the dialogue emotional and entertaining.

Overall the film is deep and has a message, it resolves some issues (reconciliation), some issues need resolving through tough decisions that just NEED to happen (that's life), but also gives us hope, which is very important.

The only problem I have with the film is that it is too long and gets boring at almost the very end, so it should've ended sooner.