DESERTERS
Croatia / 2022 / 45'
DESERTERS
A hybrid documentary essay about a generation of Bosnian and Herzegovinian high schoolers from the town of Mostar, struck by a devastating war on the verge of their maturity. This tapestry of memories of the early nineties is composed of modern-day postcards and silent shots of places where wars used to be waged and which the film protagonists were forced to abandon. The serenity of these places today is in contrast with the emotional excerpts from the letters from refugee camps scattered all over Europe. A film about a lost generation, exile, difficult choices and an answer to the toughest question of any war: to stay or to run?
Director: Damir Markovina
Script: Damir Markovina
Photography: Krešimir Štulina
Editing: Dora Slakoper
Animation: Marko Tadić
Sound: Miroslav Piškulić
Music: Manja Ristić
Production: ADU Zagreb
Selected Filmography:
Wait for Me / Čekaj Me (2020)
The Shift / Šihta (2019)
Festivals & Awards:
Trieste Film Festival, Italy (2023), ZagrebDox, Croatia (2023), Movies That Matter Film Festival, The Netherlands (2023), Sarajevo Film Festival, Bosnia and Herzegovina (2023), Ji.hlava IDFF – Best Film of Central and East Europe, Best Sound Design, Czech Republic (2022)
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