HIGHLIGHTS FROM THE LOWLANDS
Week of Dutch Film in Sarajevo
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Kinematografija mnogih evropskih zemalja za širu publiku sa Balkana, pa tako i iz Bosne i Hercegovine, ne samo zbog fizičke nego i kulturološke distance, ostaje nepoznanica. Tako će, u okviru sedmice holandskog filma, po prvi put, sarajevska publika imati priliku, pogledati najuspješnije filmove novije holandske produkcije, i na taj način bolje se upoznati sa bogatom filmskim opusom kinematografije jedne intrigantne evropske zemlje, koja je u proteklim desetljećima sebi priskrbila neke od najznačajnijih filmskih nagrada u svijetu, uključujući i nagradu Oskar, a iz koje potječu znameniti filmski umjetnici kao što su režiser Paul Vehoeven ili glumica Silvia Kristel.
U kinu Meeting Point biće prikazano ukupno 12 filmova različitih žanrova, od čega šest dugometražnih, i šest kratkometražnih ostvarenja. Selektorka programa, Rada Šešić, hrvatsko – bosansko – holandska rediteljka, filmska kritčarka i selektorka Internacionalnih festivala – IFFR, IDFA, Sarajevo Film Festival i Karela (Indija).
Ovaj program prikazan je u nekoliko balkanskih zemalja, a u Sarajevu program realizira Kriterion Sarajevo, u suradnji sa Ambasadom Kraljevine Holandije, Stichting Cultural Aid, Netherlandse Film Fund i Holland Film-om.
Ulaz na sve projekcije slobodan!
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For broader audience in the Balkans, as well in Bosnia and Herzegovina, cinematography of many European countries, remains a mystery, and not only because of the physical distance, but a cultural distance as well. So, for the first time, during the Week of Dutch film, Sarajevo audience will have an opportunity to see some of the most successful films of the recent Dutch production, and in that way will get in touch with rich art work of one intriguing European land’s cinematography, that has, in the previous decades, won some of the most important film awards, including The Academy Award, and a cinematography that has introduced to the rest of the world artists such as director Paul Vehoeven and actress Silvia Kristel. In the Cinema Meeting Point, there will be 12 films of different genres screened, including six feature and six short films. Programme selector is Rada Šešić, Croatian-Bosnian-Dutch director, film critic and selector of International Festivals such as: IFFR, IDFA, Sarajevo Film Festival and Karela (Indija). This programme has been presented in several Balkan countries already, and in Sarajevo the programme is being implemented by Kriterion Sarajevo, in cooperation with Royal Dutch Embassy, Stichting Cultural Aid, Netherlandse Film Fund i Holland Film.
Entrance to all screenings is free!
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*POLJSKA MLADA/POLISH BRIDE*
trajanje/ length: 86’
žanr/ genre: Romantic Drama
godina/ year: 1999
reditelj/ director: Karim Traïdia
scenario/ scenario: Kees van der Hulst
produkcija/ production: Ijswater film & television
uloge/ casting: Jaap Spijkers, Monic Hendrickx, Rudi Falkenhagen, Roef Ragas, Hakim Traidia
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Iako režiju potpisuje reditelj alžirskog porijekla Karim Traidia, ovaj film se smatra istinskim holandskim filmom. Osjećajna i jaka, tiha ali elokventna priča odvija se oko misteriozne devojke Ane iz Poljske, koja bježeći od svog makroa završava na jednoj tipičnoj holandskoj farmi. Minimalistički u stilu, film se razvija sa osobenom neizvijesnošću koja se stvara između dvoje glavnih likova, i njih dvoje se svaki dan sve više zbližavaju. Film je dobio glavnu nagradu publike na Rotterdam Film Festivalu. Prikazan u 50 zemalja, ovaj film je jedan od najprikazivanijih holandskih filmova.
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Although directed by the film maker of Algerian origin Karim Traidia, this film is considered as profoundly Dutch. Sensible and tough, silent but eloquent, the story unfolds around mysterious Polish girl Anna who ends up after being trashed by her pimp or client at a remote typical Dutch farm. Minimalist in style, the film is full of wonderful suspense that builds around two people who are becoming closer day by day. The film won the main audience award at Rotterdam festivals as well as the award at Cannes FF and several prizes at home. It is one of the best sold films of The Netherlands, screened at 50 countries.
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trajanje/length: 4’
godina/year: 2008
reditelj/director: Evelien Lohbeck
produkcija/production: Evelien Lohbeck
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Očekivanja se nalaze pred izazovom u ovom kratkom eksperimentalnom filmu koji se poigrava sa iluzijama i realnošču.
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Expectations are challenged in this short experimental film which plays with illusions and reality.
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*DUŠKA/DUSKA*
trajanje/ length: 112’
žanr/ genre: drama
godina/ year: 2007
reditelj/ director: Jos Stelling
scenario / scenario: Jos Stelling, Hans Heesen
produkcija / production: Eyeworks Egmond
uloge/casting: Sylvia Hoeks, Sergei Makovetsky, Gene Bervoets e.a
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Na putovanju, susrećući ljude, nekad nekome kažeš “… ako te put navede u moj grad, obavezno svrati kod mene!”. Ali šta ako neki stranac to ozbiljno shvati i odjednom se pojavi ispred tvojih vrata? Bob, holanđanin u četrdesetima, na filmskom festivalu u Rusiji daje svoju vizit kartu Duški, misleći da se nikada više u životu neće vidjeti. Ali jedan dan Duška zvoni na Bobova vrata. I šta sad? Bob ugosti Duška i nakon nekog vremena shvata da ovaj nema namjeru da ode iz kuće. Mlada dama koja radi na kasi u kinu je Bobova inspiracija. Ništa se praktično ne događa dok Duška, čovjek koji vrlo malo priča, odluči da ode.
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On your journey when travelling with other people, sometimes you say to someone “…… if you are in the neighbourhood, you must pop in”. But what if some stranger takes the invitation for granted and at once he stands in front of the door. Bob a Dutchmen, in his forties, at one of Film festivals in Russia has given his business card to a Russian (Duska) thinking that he is never going to see him again. But one day Duska stands really in front of the Bob’s door. What now? Bob takes him in but after some time realizes that Duska is never going to leave his home. A young lady who works at box office of cinema is Bob’s inspiration. But nothing really happens, until Duska, a man of few words, finally finds his way to leave.
*FANTOM IZ KINA/ THE PHANTOM OF THE CINEMA*
trajanje/ length: 11’
godina/ year: 2008
reditelj/ director: Erik van Schaaik
produkcija/ production: il Luster Productions
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Kratki animirani film. Haotičan život iza filmskog platna postaje vidljiv za publiku kada se pojavi “Fantom iz kina”.
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Animated short. The hectic life behind the screen in a film theatre becomes visible for the audience when ‘the phantom of cinema’ breaks.
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*SKIN / SKIN*
trajanje/length: 85’
žanr/genre: Drama
godina/year: 2008
reditelj/ director: Hanro Smitsman
scenario/ scenario: Hanro Smitsman, Philip Delmaar
uloge/casting: John Buijsman, Guus Dam, Robert de Hoog, Maurits, Delchot, Juda Goslinga, Jason Gwen, Dajo Hogeweg, Bart Klever e.a.
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Snažna porodična drama o holandskom tinejdžeru Frenkiju, jevreju, koji postaje skinhed. Njegov otac Simon koji je preživio Aušvic, ne uspjeva pronaći način da prebrodi svoju ličnu traumu i problem sa svojom porodicom. Simon ne može da razgovara o tome, te drži svoju porodicu pod tenzijom. Kad majka umire od raka, otuđeni sedamnaestogodišnji sin Frenki pokušava da kompenzira svoje frustracije i bol sa svojim novim prijateljima, pušeći marihuanu i tražeći djevojke. Jednog dana Frenki se pridružuje agresivnoj grupi skinhedsa i izdaje svoga najboljeg prijatelja. Moćna drama o odrastanju i mladalačkim dilemama jednog običnog mladića iz Roterdama koji postaje skinhed.
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Strong family drama of a Dutch teenager Frankie, a Jewish boy who turns to be a skinheads follower. The father Simon, who has survived Auschwitz, doesn’t manage to find a proper way to deal with his own trauma neither with his own family. Simon does not talk about that, but rather keeps his family in tension. The mother dies of cancer, the alienated seventeen old son, tries to compensate his own frustrations and pain handing out with friends, smoking joints and going out to look for girls. One day, he turns to aggressive skinheads group betraying his best friend. Powerful drama on growing up and youth dilemmas of a very normal Rotterdam boy who turns into a skinhead.
*PUTOVANJE KROZ NOĆ/ JOURNEY THROUGH THE NIGHT*
trajanje/length: 10’
godina/year: 2003
reditelj/director: Joram ten Brink
scenaristi/writers : Jakov Lind (short story) and Joram ten Brink (writer)
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Jedan muškarac se nalazi u kupeu voza od Amsterdama ka Parizu. Dijeli kupe sa drugim čovjekom s kojim se upušta u razgovor. Nakon kratkog razgovora muškarac shvata da je ovaj drugi ljudožder koji hoće da ga ubije i pojede. Zbog nesigurnosti izazvane razmišljanjem o pravcu u kojem ide njegov život, on počinje da pada pod uticaj kanibala koji mu tvrdi da, ukoliko ovaj dozvoli da ga pojede, život će mu imati više smisla.
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A man is travelling on a long haul express train journey from Amsterdam to Paris. He shares his sleeper compartment with another man who he engages in conversation. He learns that the man is a cannibal who intends to kill and eat him. The man is unsure of where his life is going and begins to be swayed by the cannibal’s assertions that being eaten would give his life meaning and purpose.
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*CRNA KNJIGA/BLACK BOOK*
trajanje/length: 145’
žanr/genre: drama-triler
godina/year: 2006
reditelj/director: Paul Verhoeven
scenario /scenario: Gerard Soeteman and Paul Verhoeven
production/produkcija: A Film, FU workers, Hector films
uloge/cast: Carice van Houten, Sebastian Koch, Thom Hoffman, Halina Reijn, Waldemar Kobus, Derek de Lint, Christian Berkel, Dolf de Vries, Peter Blok, Michiel Huisman, Ronald Armbrust, Frank Lammers, Matthias Schoenaerts, Johnny de Mol, Xander Straat.
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Kako bi se borila protiv neprijatelja, ona mora da postane jedna od njih. Za vrijeme nacističke okupacije Holandije u drugom svjetskom ratu, jedna jevrejska pjevačica uspješno se infiltrira u glavni štab Gestapa, kako bi pomogla holandskom pokretu otpora. Film je nagrađen za najbolji film, najbolju režiju i najbolju žensku ulogu na Holandskom filmskom festivalu, a prikazivan je na internacionalnim festivalima u Veneciji i Torontu.
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To fight the enemy, she must become one of them. In the Nazi-occupied Netherlands during World War II, a Jewish singer infiltrates the regional Gestapo headquarters for the Dutch resistance. The film got prizes as the best film, best director and the main actress at the festival in The Netherlands and it was selected for prestigious international film festivals like Venice, Toronto.
*POVREDA/WHIPLASHED*
trajanje/length: 5’
godina/year: 2008
reditelj/director: Arnoud Rijken
produkcija/production: il Luster Productions
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Animirani kratki film. Kad se čovjek probudi iza volana automobila sa kojim je doživio saobraćajnu nesreću, otkriva da je izgubio sjećanje. Da li je on kriv za smrt žene pored njega?
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Animated short. When a man wakes up behind the wheel of his crashed car he discovers that he has lost his memory. Is he guilty of the death of the woman next to him?
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*SIMON / SIMON*
trajanje/length: 100’
žanr/genre: comedy/ drama
godina/year: 2004
reditelj/director: Eddy Director Terstall
scenario/ scenario: Eddy Terstall
produkcija/production: Spaghetti bv
uloge/casting: Cees Geel, Marcel Hensema, Rifka Lodeizen, Dirk Zeelenberg, Nadja Hüpscher, Daan Ekkel, Johnny de Mol jr., Maria Kooistra, Eva Duijvestein.
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Smještena u živopisnom Amsterdamu, ova savremena priča je istovremeno zabavna i kontemplativna. Film se bavi osjetljivim temama – homoseksualnošću, AIDS-om, drogom, eutanazijom, a takođe i prijateljstvom i ljubavlju. Izvanredna gluma protagonista, čini ovaj film još nezaboravnijim. Ovaj film je pogledalo više od 100 000 ljubitelja kinematografije u Holandiji a dobio je i nagradu Zlatni Film. Također, film je nagrađen je na Internacionalnim festivalima u Valensiji i Tribeki.
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Situated in colorful, lively Amsterdam, this contemporary story is at the same time entertaining and contemplative. The film tackles sensitive issues of homosexuality, aids, drugs, eutanasia but also friendship and love. Wonderful acting of the protagonist makes this film even more memorable. The film was seen by 100 000 local audience and got an award GOLDEN FILM as well as many prizes at international film festivals (Valencia,Tribeca).
*SUCCESS / USPJEH*
trajanje/length: 8’
reditelj/director: Diederik Ebbinge
produkcija/production: IDTV Film
godina/year: 2008
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Apsurdna komedija o jednom čovjeku koji doživljava najveći lični uspjeh u istom danu kada umire.
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Absurdistic tragicomedy about a man who scores a personal success on the day of his death.
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*KARMEN SREĆE BORATA/ CARMEN MEETS BORAT*
trajanje/length: 85’
žanr/genre: documentary
godina/year: 2008
reditelj/director: Mercedes Stalenhoef
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Smiješan, na trenutke, urnebesan, je film sniman u rumunskom selu Glod, gde ja Sasha Baron Cohen snimao Borata. Šta mještani misle o filmu i kako oni doživljavaju Borata? Neki su spremni da idu u bijeli svijet i tuže Borata i 20 Century Fox, misleći da će dobiti milione dolara odštete. Hoće li uspjeti? Film je dobio nagradu Grand Prix na Message to Man film festival u Rusiji.
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Funny, somewhat hilarious movie shot in the Romanian village Glod where Sasha Baron Cohen shot Borat. What the villagers think about the movie, how they see themselves, how they experienced Borat ? Some are ready to go to the big World and sue Borat and 20 Century Fox asking for millions of dollars damage. Would they succeed? The film won Grand Prix at Message to Man film festival in Russia.
*SAND / PIJESAK*
trajanje/length: 20’
godina/year: 2008
reditelj/director: Joost van Ginkel
produkcija/production: Helen Zwaan and Joost van Ginkel
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Luuk izgleda kao dobar otac svojoj kćerki Isabel. Dali je to istina? Ubjedljiva i romantična priča o kamiondžiji i njegovoj kćerki koji obožavaju pjesak.
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Luuk seems to be a good father for his daughter Isabel. But is this the truth? A compelling and romantic story about a truck driver and his daughter who both like the feel of sand.
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