In a forge shaped as a dark triangle, five fellow blacksmiths work in
peace. Young Hovik, the foreman’s son who learns violin at the music
school, brings some lightness in this working atmosphere. The five
workers are very fond of him. One day, an extraordinary event occurs
breaking their calm and peaceful life. Mko, one of them, introduces a
young beautiful sweet woman named Ljuba. The friends first feel ill at
ease in front of this ‘feminine intrusion’, but soon encourage the two
lovers to get married and live in the forge. The war starts and the little
city changes fast. Mko and Ljuba go and fight in the war. Hovik
grows up.
In this very beautiful black and white film, Henrik Malian enables us
to share ordinary people’s ordinary life and succeeds in making them
become close to us.
Source : Festival de Vesoul 2013 (FICA)
