Feature film
Real Pests
To so gadi
Jože Bevc · 1977
Synopsis
In Ljubljana, Štebe, a widowed bus driver, lives with his five teenage sons and their old housekeeper, Rozi. The boys play so many pranks that the neighbourhood despairs and nicknames them the vipers. After a quarrel, Rozi leaves for the countryside, in Lower Carniola. Her young niece Meri comes to stay with Štebe while looking for work, but does not keep house the way her aunt did; Toni, Štebe's colleague and friend, takes an interest in her, and her outings every afternoon become a mystery to the whole household.
Context
Ivan Marinček was the director of photography, in colour, and it was his last feature film; Janez Gregorc wrote the music, Darinka Peršin did the editing, and a city bus as well as a depot in Šiška were used for the shoot. Bert Sotlar plays Štebe, Majda Potokar Rozi, Milada Kalezić Meri, Boris Cavazza Toni, with Radko Polič and Dare Valič among the sons. Poorly received by critics on its release, in 1977, the film found its audience the following year; restored in digital form, it was screened again in 2018 at Cankarjev dom.
Who it is for
A family comedy an hour and a half long, farcical and good-natured, which can be watched at any age.
Prizes and reception
One of the most watched Slovene films, long holder of the attendance record for a national production; Silver Arena for best supporting actress at Pula in 1978.
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