Forget Hollywood (1999)

Synopsis

After several unsuccessful attempts to enroll in acting studies, the young high school teacher Matej decides to seek help from the famous drama actor Gabrijelo, who is also a regular professor at the academy. An unusual connection develops between the two of them, which gradually grows into a merciless rivalry. Matej is determined to become an actor and allows Gabriel, who is an imagined greatness and a crook, to insult and humiliate him in acting classes. Through the skillful interweaving of the comic and the dramatic, the emotional and the tense, and through numerous unexpected twists and turns, young Matej will finally get adequate satisfaction...