Together (2009)

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Filmmaker Nenad Puhovski explores the ups and downs of relationships as seen through the eyes of several different people in this documentary. While Zajedno (aka Together) is a film about love, it's not a tale of hearts and flowers; instead, Puhovski presents five real-life stories of people… More Filmmaker Nenad Puhovski explores the ups and downs of relationships as seen through the eyes of several different people in this documentary. While Zajedno (aka Together) is a film about love, it's not a tale of hearts and flowers; instead, Puhovski presents five real-life stories of people struggling against loneliness and how they've tried to make things work with someone important in their lives, with varying degrees of success. Marija was married to her husband for close to forty years, and now that he's died, she's come to understand just how important he truly was to her. Vlado and Marija are an intellectually and mentally challenged couple who have to work through their problems as a couple in addition to their difficulties with the world around them. Hrvoje is confined to a wheelchair but is still looking for the woman of his dreams, a search that's become increasingly frustrating with the passage of time. Milka and Ratka are a same-sex couple who care for one another deeply but have to contend with a world that discriminates against them. And Kreso and Branka have to contend with severe poverty in addition to troubles in their relationship. As Puhovski studies his subjects, he delivers a close-up look at the hard work that goes into keeping two people together, and reveals that sometime having a lover doesn't make someone any less lonely. Together was an official selection at the 2009 Amsterdam International Documentary Film Festival. ~ Mark Deming, Rovi