The indeterminate timeline and the multinational settings add to the claustrophobic, paranoid feel of a life dominated by random, uncontrollable and demanding circumstances. You’ll feel sympathy for Daniel as his life spirals from crisis to crisis, but he only learns some understanding and peace when all is finally taken from him. To sum up: like riding a rollercoaster with a very low ceiling.
Outside, Daniel walks past the stop where buses leave for the city centre. He wanders aimlessly, feeling the eyes of young men on him. If he didn't know better, he would take their gazes for desire. He googles 'gay Belgrade' on his phone. The city has queer bars and a gay nightclub or two. It can surely not be as homophobic as Oliver and Yugo described it.
Is he imagining things, wandering the streets, or have the adolescent boys all come to a standstill? They regard him in silence, biceps tensed, skins fuming with adrenaline. It's as if they know who he is, and that he doesn't belong here. When he walks past one group, they all take a step or two towards him. Daniel's heart starts thumping. He keeps his gaze down, but from the corner of his eye he sees that the leader of the pack is the one who looks like the guy who robbed them. Time to get back to the flat.
