Prison of Perspective

A chance encounter, a road crash, an air crash, a hold-up at a bank: How do such events connect people? How do people see the situation from their different perspectives?

Three narrative strands follow the lives of three individuals - Peter, Cathy and Ivan - through the second half of the 20th century, from post-war austerity and mediocrity in the 1950s and 60s to the fast moving lifestyle of the present decade, whereby the plot is embedded in real events in the period. The three biographies intersect at crucial points, which reveals their internal landscapes and the different ways of understanding reality. Things are not always what they seem, and we do not always know the whole truth.

O intalnire intamplatoare, un accident rutier, un accident aerian, o retinere la o banca: Cum conecteaza astfel de evenimente oamenii? Cum vad oamenii situatia din perspectivele lor diferite? Trei fire narative urmaresc viata a trei indivizi - Peter, Cathy si Ivan - pana in a doua jumatate a secolului al XX-lea, de la austeritatea si mediocritatea postbelica din anii 1950 si 60 pana la stil de viata rapid in miscare din prezentul deceniu, prin care intriga este incorporata in evenimente reale din perioada.