The news concerning the death of a man known as Oroslan quickly spread through a small village, causing emotions of grief and heartache. In order to overcome their sorrow and restore their faith in the natural flow of life, the villagers start sharing stories about the deceased, recreating his image through their tales. Later on, the ritual of the wake takes place, where anecdotes and superstitions make part of the agenda. A naturalistic treatise on life and death, in the form of a three-act piece.

Everybody knows that playing is a serious matter. Director Matjaž Ivanišin is confident about that, and he has chosen to take us to a strictly male world. We get to see men striking punching balls at a funfair, clinching each other roughly until the shoulders of their opponents touch the ground, trying to excel at throwing heavy rounds of cheese through the narrow streets of villages, competing at screaming the numbers obtained by adding their raised fingers, etc. Sports deemed noble or tavern hobbies, peaceful leisure activities or amusements infused with barely contained violence, and although incongruous at times, all these games clearly have a touch of archaism about them.