Constitution (The)

Nothing quite like a gay Nazi to get your blood boiling!

Vjeko Kralj is openly gay, he likes to dress as a woman, he's successful, he's a right-wing bigot, he's a snob...not exactly a very pleasant man...who finds himself the victim of an homophobic attack. An attack that could be his catalyst for change!

This is a dark portrait of a man who lives in the past, cares for his dying father and besmirches the very notion of equality...especially between Serbs and Croats. A complex character indeed...drifting between superiority and reactionary, he is the oddest of cogs in the brave new world.

It all sounds rather dour, doesn't it? And, it is...that is, until Maja walks in, like a breath of fresh...her kindness and understanding are a joy to behold. Where there should be conflict, she appeases, where there is a problem, she resolves to solve it...this woman should be scooped up by the United Nations.

Desperate times require desperate measures...asking for help is never easy, accepting it - [especially] from the 'other side' - is a cause célèbre...a learning curve like no other, pride has to be swallowed, bigotry has to be choked, lives should be lived in peace.

Rajko Grlic has taken on some mighty bigs issues and juggled them with precision....mixing metaphors as skillfully as switching the mood. Indeed, there is humour offsetting the gloom...and there's a joy which is underpinned by a distinct chill.

This is serious filmmaking by a serious voice...a voice that needs to be heard.

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