(Märtyrer)
Drama
The first Slovenian production
Benjamin is a teenage boy who refuses to take part in school swimming lessons. His mother suspects drugs and possibly his sense of discomfort, caused by a teenage perception and acceptance of one's own body. In no time she finds out that drugs are not to be blamed. It was something else that caused an equally strong addiction: the Bible. Benjamin has found faith and God, which is why swimming in mixed-sex classes is an insult to his religious zeal. He declares war on corruption and sinfulness, refusing to go swimming, as he finds girls’ bodies in bikinis offensive, and, as his classmate Lydia soon founds out, conducive to other sensations as well. His biology teacher somewhat recklessly responds to his provocations and engages in an ideological, moral and philosophical war with unpredictable consequences.
Premieres February 16, 2018