Gram of Heart Gram (srca)

GRAM OF HEART takes us onto the streets of Ljubljana and into the lives of people struggling with addiction and its consequences. In poignant encounters, they speak of lost homes, broken families, violence, prostitution, and health crises – unflinchingly, personally, and without offering easy answers. Director Jan Cvitkovič approaches his protagonists with great candour and poses a central question: What drives people into addiction? For him, a possible answer often lies in childhood, in a lack of warmth, security, and a sense of safety. Those affected try to fill the void addiction creates – yet no substance can permanently fill it. This Slovenian documentary tackles a subject often stigmatised by society with humanity and urges us to look beyond addiction. At the same time, its poetic narrative style invites reflection: to whom does a story belong, and how can the suffering of others be portrayed without drowning out their voices? GRAM OF HEART is an unvarnished, moving film about vulnerability, exclusion, and the longing for closeness.