An Episode in the Life of an Iron Picker

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Director:Danis Tanovič
Cast:Nazif Mujić, Seanda Alimanovič, Sandra Muji, Šemsa Mujić
Premiere:21. November 2013
Length:75 minutes
Genre:Document, Drama

An Episode in the Life of an Iron Picker

Epizoda u zivotu beraca zeljeza; Danis Tanovič, 2013, OV (bos.) + ST (cz) | €urópske filmy za €uro; Danis Tanovič, 2013, versions: OR,CS,

Director: Danis Tanovič • Scenario: Danis Tanović • Camera: Erol Zubčević • Haircut: Timur Makarević • Cast: Nazif Mujić, Seanda Alimanovič, Sandra Muji, Šemsa Mujić

A Roma family lives far 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 hospital she is told there is something wrong with the baby she is carrying: "They say it's dead." She is at risk of septicaemia and they must operate immediately. But Senada has no medical insurance; since the operation will cost much more than the family can afford the hospital's head refuses to treat her. A race against time together with a mounting sense of hopelessness played by a cast of non-professional actors re-enacting an episode from their own lives. Winner of the Silver Bear Jury Grand Prix and the Silver Bear for best actor at the Berlin Film Festival 2013.

Length: 75 min

Year: 2013
Local premiere date: 21. November 2013

Country of origin:

  • Slovenia
  • Italy
  • France
  • Bosnia and Herzegovina

Language version:

OR - Original version
CS - Czech subtitles

Director: Danis Tanovič • Scenario: Danis Tanović • Camera: Erol Zubčević • Haircut: Timur Makarević • Cast: Nazif Mujić, Seanda Alimanovič, Sandra Muji, Šemsa Mujić

A Roma family lives far 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 hospital she is told there is something wrong with the baby she is carrying: "They say it's dead." She is at risk of septicaemia and they must operate immediately. But Senada has no medical insurance; since the operation will cost much more than the family can afford the hospital's head refuses to treat her. A race against time together with a mounting sense of hopelessness played by a cast of non-professional actors re-enacting an episode from their own lives. Winner of the Silver Bear Jury Grand Prix and the Silver Bear for best actor at the Berlin Film Festival 2013.

Year: 2013
Local premiere date: 21. November 2013

Country of origin:

  • Slovenia
  • Italy
  • France
  • Bosnia and Herzegovina

Language version:

OR - Original version
CS - Czech subtitles