A Provincial Hospital
Ilian Metev, Ivan Chertov, Zlatina Teneva
Bulgaria, Germany - 2022 - 110’ - Karlovy Vary 2022
For nearly 70 days, the filmmakers selflessly document daily life in the infectious Covid unit of the Kyustendil hospital at the height of the pandemiц. Аt some point they turn into medical assistants themselves (and sometimes psychotherapists) due to staff shortages. Through them we witness the life dramas of the participants, the quiet heroism of the medical personnel, but also a paradoxical bright humour that creeps in despite the fatigue, sadness, incessant problems, the dysfunctional health system and the absurdities of existence.
23.09, 19:00, Ж JAZZ ROOM