VSMU | Slovakia

The film is a short story from the perspective of three people – the ex-husband, the husband and the wife. It’s evening, shortly after twins’ birthday party. Ex-husband is coming to visit his two children to his ex-wife’s house to bring them some presents. He tries to call her, but she doesn’t respond. With the great desire to see the children, he climbs over the fence and sneaks to the house’s window. Seeing perfect family time with her new husband the evil plan is born. He runs to the small garden house next to the house, where he used to dress for the Clown to entertain the children during their past birthday parties.

Meanwhile the wife convinces her new partner to continue with the family tradition. And so the new husband arrives to the garden house. As the hidden ex-husband sees his costume is in the wrong hands he hits his rival with the shovel. The new husband falls unconscious. Ex-husband takes the Clown clothes including rubber face mask and goes inside the house to see the children, pretending to be the new husband. Everything seems to be perfect. The Clown is giving presents to children, the wife is very happy. After a while the wife starts to feel suspicious. She tries to take off Santa’s mask, but he escapes her. He tries to flee, meeting the new husband with the shovel, waiting next to the main door. All characters meet in front of the house and they realise who is who.

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