AN EPISODE IN THE LIFE OF AN IRON PICKER / EPIZODA U ŽIVOTU BERAČA ŽELJEZA
EPIZODA U ŽIVOTU BERAČA ŽELJEZA
In Competition > Feature films
Film infoCountry | Bosnia, France, Slovenia, Italy | Year | 2013. |
Director | Danis Tanović | Runtime | 75 |
Actors | Nazif Mujic, Senada Alimanovic, Semsa Mujic |
BERLIN INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL 2013.- SILVER BEAR FOT BEST ACTOR, JURY GRAND PRIX, PRIZE OF ECUMENICAL JURY
A Roma family living far away from the urban centres of Bosnia-Herzegovina. The father Nazif salvages metal from old cars and sells it to a scrap-dealer. The mother Senada keeps the house tidy, cooks, bakes and cares for their two small daughters. One day, she feels a sharp pain in her abdomen. At the clinic she is told there is something wrong with the baby she is carrying. They must operate immediately. But Senada has no medical insurance..
Danis Tanović (born in 1969) is an Bosnian Academy Award-winning film director and screenwriter. Tanović is best known for having directed and written the script for the 2001 Bosnian movie “No Man's Land” which won him the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film. He is widely considered one of the best contemporary Bosnian filmmakers of his generation. His most recent films include “Triage” (2009) and “Cirkus Columbia” (2010).
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