On the Path
Directed by Jasmila Žbanić
57th Pula Film Festival 2010, Croatia – National Programme
Co-production





On the Path

2009 / 100’ / 35mm / colour

Written and Directed by Jasmila Žbanić
Cast Zrinka Cvitešić, Leon Lučev, Ermin Bravo, Nina Violić, Izudin Bajrović, Mirjana Karanović
D.O.P. Christine A. Maier
Producers Damir Ibrahimović, Bruno Wagner, Barbara Albert, Karl Baumgartner, Leon Lučev
Production Company Deblokada Production; inco-operation with Coop99 Filmproduktion (Austrija), Pola Pandora (Njemačka), Produkcija Živa (Croatia); with support of Eurimages


 




Synopsis

Luna and Amar, orphans of the Bosnian conflict, share a happy and loving relationship. They are trying to leave the painful past behind and they hope to create a family. Amar, an air traffic controller, has an alcohol problem: one day he is caught drinking at work and gets suspended. Everything changes when Amar meets an old war buddy by chance: his friend is now a strict but contented Muslim. At first, Amar resists his friend’s offer of spiritual advice, but he changes his view after hearing a sermon in a mosque. Amar’s new-found faith will tear this relationship with Luna apart.


Director's Biography

Jasmila Žbanić (1974) is a film director from Bosnia and Herzegovina and a graduate from the Academy of Fine Arts in Sarajevo, a department for theatre and film directing. She also worked as a puppeteer in the Vermont-based Bread and Puppet Theatre and as a clown in Lee De Long workshop. She started to direct films after she had founded an artists’ association called Deblokada in 1997 and since then she has filmed numerous shorts, videos and documentaries. Her debut feature Grbavica won not only Golden Bear in 2006, but also many other awards at the prestigious film festivals.


Festivals / Awards
60th Berlin International Film Festival 2010 - Official Competition
Crossing Europe Film Festival Linz
Istanbul International Film Festival – Young Masters

 


Contact

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Production
Deblokada production
Kranjčevićeva 43
71 000 Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina
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E-mail: deblok@bih.net.ba
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Produkcija Živa
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10 000 Zagreb, Croatia
c/o Leon Lučev
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E-mail: ziva.produkcija@gmail.com