Archive Cinema City 2009.

Rastanak

Farewell

Genre: Short
Country: Croatia
Year: 2008.
Duration: 12 min

Director: Irena Skoric
Scenario: Irena Skoric

Cast: Ivan Brkic, Asim Ugljen

Programme selection: Up to 10.000 Bucks

Synopsis:
A "Zastava 101" car was one of the symbols of socialism and Yugoslavia, the country which was destroyed in war. Many years later in the independent Croatia father and son are going on a trip in their old ex-Yugoslav car - "Zastava 101". Sometimes it's hard to say goodbye.
Goodbye to people and things they loved, and the ex-country in that they lived.

About the director:
Irena Skoric was born in Zagreb, Croatia. She graduated film and TV directing in 2008 at the Academy of Dramatic Art in Zagreb. She's now doing her MA in narrative film. She writes for film magazine "Hollywood" and "The Croatian Cinema Chronicle". She directed a number of short feature, documentary and experimental films. Her films have participated in numerous local and international festivals and won a number of prizes. Her experimental and documentary films (Fisherman’s tale, The glamour and misery of goodwife Batinusa) represented Croatia several times on various cultural manifestations.

Film budget: $1000


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