Darko Lungulov's "Here and There," slight yet deft and affecting, finds a seedy, dour, middle-age saxophonist named Robert (David Thornton) down and out in Manhattan, facing eviction. He strikes an unexpected deal with Serbian émigré Branko (Branislav Trifunovic): Branko will pay him $5,000 if Robert goes to Belgrade and marries Branko's girlfriend (Jelena Mrdja), thereby enabling her to come to New York.
Belgrade proves to be impoverished and run-down, but its people are kind and hospitable, especially Olga (Mirjana Karanovic), Branko's mother, a lovely and gracious divorcée, with whom Robert stays — and who's helpfully fluent in English. Olga's charm and resilience ignites a spark of life in the despondent, taciturn Robert, but then Branko's van is stolen: How will he be able to afford to replace it and also pay Robert?
