Bread and Milk (2001)
"Kruh in mleko" (original title)

Ivan is released a day early from a treatment programme for alcoholics due to a doctors' strike. He returns to his wife Sonja and his sixteen year old son Robi. The first afternoon he ... See full summary »

Director:

Jan Cvitkovic

Writer:

Jan Cvitkovic

Stars:

Peter Musevski, Sonja Savic, Tadej Troha

10 wins & 2 nominations.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Peter Musevski	...	Ivan
Sonja Savic	...	Sonja
Tadej Troha	...	Robi
Perica Radonjic	...	Armando
Andra Istenic	...	Robi's friend
Matja Zuodar	...	Robi's friend
Brane Gruber	...	Doctor in hospital
Reana Strukelj	...	Barmaid
Jasna Glavac	...	Waitress in the Bar
Aleksandar Buletovic	...	Card Players
Dario Mlakar	...	Card Players
Predrag Radonjic	...	Card Players
Ivan Volaric-Feo	...	Kibic
Anton Leban	...	Strong Customer
Marko Celik	...	Tavern Customers

Storyline

Ivan is released a day early from a treatment programme for alcoholics due to a doctors' strike. He returns to his wife Sonja and his sixteen year old son Robi. The first afternoon he spends at home is very pleasant. The next morning Sonja sends Ivan to a shop to get bread and milk. On the way back Ivan runs into Armando, his high school classmate, and through their conversation at a bar, Ivan finds out that long before Sonja became his wife, Armando spent a night with her. Ivan has his first drop of the hard stuff...Kruh in mleko is a bitter-sweet tale of loneliness, estrangement and the glowing embers of love, where there once used to be a fire.

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Plot Keywords:

drug abuse | alcoholism | grocery store | car accident | hospital

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Genres:

Drama

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Details

Country:

Slovenia

Language:

Slovenian

Release Date:

11 April 2002 (Hungary)

Also Known As:

Black and White

Filming Locations:

Tolmin, Slovenia

Company Credits

Production Co:

E-motion Film, RTV Slovenija, VPK

Technical Specs

Runtime:

68 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Color:

Black and White

User Reviews

Hate to say it but I was disappointed

Considered one of the best Slovenian movies of the last years, "Kruh In Mleko" just doesn't hold up to its reputation and fame. Directing that hardly ever reaches the viewer makes it quite hard to watch with the fullest attention and the dark story that turns into cheap childish preaching at the very end never get to their destination, so we can only comfort ourselves and say it was an artsy movie. Well, not the best consolation, but I have to at least give much praise to Mr. Cvitkovic's good script and the actors. They hold everything together and make the best out of every line they utter.

All in all worth the time because it's not long. 6/10