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Forty year-old Janko is such a troublemaker, even the warden at his prison wants him let out on parole. He is soon released into the care of his half-brother Novak who has also become the reluctant guardian to his 25 year-old sister-in-law Zana, recently release from a psychiatric institute. The abrasive, ill-tempered ex-convict and the emotionally fragile Zana are brought together when Novak coerces Janko into renovating Zana’s dilapidated mansion. Both are guarded, but in each other’s presence they forge a unique relationship that may just be the cure for Zana’s mental illness. This funny, bittersweet story is about two oddballs who stumble upon love when they least expect it. —Brooklyn Film Festival