If EIGHTY PLUS turns out to be a humorously incisive social portrait of family politics, identity, and belonging, I am fine with that too. As our main hero Stevan navigates the practical and emotional demands of his present situation while fondly recalling his past life in pre-war Yugoslavia, he reconnects with his multi-generational family, rekindles old friendships, and even sparks a new romantic interest with a nightclub singer he once shared a stage with. Blending documentary realism and narrative fiction with non-professional actors, the film’s hybrid aesthetic aims to create a vision of elderly life in the post-socialist, transnational, and hyper-transactional world we live in.
Želimir Žilnik
