Homo sapiens

The first film in Vlatko Gilić’s Sisyphean trilogy, Homo sapiens follows a suited man as he takes a trek back and forth across a sandy desert to fill an oversized barrel using a woefully small tub of water. Shot in stark black and white and edited to achieve a dreamlike quality, the man’s devotion to this task is tested and taunted by a young couple that frolics around the barrel.

Director: Vlatko Gilić

Cast: Slobodan Aligrudić

Audience-only score — full critic data not yet in the ReelXO vault.