History of Illness
In a hospital where the mundane and surreal collide, Jošt’s search for answers about his tic entangles him in a web of strange events, weaving his fate with those of patients and staff around him.
In the midst of hospital renovations, Jošt, a sensitive young man, is spending the day trying to find out more about the tic of his left eye. Frustratingly, the tic won't show itself in front of medical personnel. Meanwhile, a surgeon is struggling to explain an intuitive feeling caused by a dream which is holding him back from doing an operation, all while his hungry patient starves as the surgery keeps getting postponed. On the same day, the quality assurance nurse gets a birthday surprise, even though her birthday was two months ago, while a determined pigeon is trying to get inside the hospital, and a thirsty patient struggles to reach her glass of water. By the time Jošt leaves the next morning, strawberry cake leftovers will cause an allergic reaction, someone will wet their bed and two people will die.

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