3 November 1992
The dog growls and shows its teeth if it is
disturbed while eating, it is ready to attack and bite. The same way man growls
if he is disturbed during family meals. Growls, complains – and with a forced
smile opens the door for the uninvited family member or acquaintance. Or even a
random stranger. In our case four people arrive to disrupt the dinner: four
diplomats, what cruelty one could say, although it is really not. On the contrary:
here we see the most humane display of state power. They go to the field to set
up the border and they survey the house, the room, the bed to ensure that their
decision is absolutely just. Everyone is good and just here, there is no bias
in decisions – that too would only disrupt the decision making process. In all
actuality this goes a bit differently: borders are drawn on maps, the pencil
mark in reality could be as wide as fifty kilometers. The state is hardly
concerned by the terrain, the given: that would only disrupt the decision
making process. So with a forced smile man invites the uninvited dinner guests
into his home, his freedom and sense of freedom isn’t that of a dog: he had
long forgotten how to growl, show his teeth, attack and bite.
***
Even whimpering he can but alone.
Mother
Father
Mother in law
Father in law
Toller
Border guard
Sapper
Directed by: Kövesdy István