Archive of films Spare Parts / Rezervni deli

Slovenia
2002, 87 min

Section: East of the West - Competition
Year: 2003

Ludvik, a former race champion, becomes a widower and his world falls apart. So, without any scruples but with a great deal of cynicism, he earns money from others’ misfortunes. Every night he drives refugees from various countries to the Italian border. His new helper Rudi is at first shocked by the practices of this people-smuggler, but he soon becomes a “proper” tough guy.

Synopsis

Krško is a small Slovenian industrial town not far from Croatia. It’s only claim to fame is its nuclear power plant, paper factory and race track. Krško is also the home of Ludvik, a former racing champion. After his wife died his world completely fell apart. So night after night – without any scruples but with a great deal of cynicism – he drives refugees to the Italian border; their lives at home in their respective countries had become a desperate struggle to survive. They are full of faith and expectations that life in the West will be much better in every way, little suspecting why their transporters speak of them as “spare parts.” One day Ludvik gets a younger helper named Rudi. His first journey through the night with a live cargo is a real shock for a kid on the verge of manhood. He can’t overlook the fact that the people are treated like cattle, nor that the poor folk have to pay for even the smallest service with hard currency, or in the case of an attractive Macedonian girl, with her body. Ludvik is surprised by Rudi’s reaction and decides to re-educate him. He starts spending his free time with him, going to pubs and bars. It doesn’t take Rudi long to become a “proper” tough guy.

About the director

Damjan Kozole (b. 1964, Brežice, Slovenia) grew up in Krško, the setting for Spare Parts. He lives and works in Ljubljana, where at age 22 he shot his first feature, Fateful Call (Usodni telefon, 1987), considered the first independent film made in the former Yugoslavia. His (generally) low-budget films, Remington (1988), Stereotype (Stereotip, 1997) and Porno Film (2000), were screened at a number of international festivals. Spare Parts was included in the competition at this year’s Berlinale. Damjan Kozole has also shot shorts and written screenplays.

Contacts

E-motion Film
Kersnikova 4, Sl - 1000, Ljubljana
Slovenia
Tel: +386 1 430 3531, 32
Fax: +386 1 430 3530
E-mail: [email protected]
www: www.emotionfilm.si

MDC Int. GmbH
Schillerstr. 7a, D - 10625, Berlin
Germany
Tel: +49 30 264 979 00
Fax: +49 30 264 979 10
E-mail: [email protected]
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CinemArt, a.s.
Národní 60/28, 111 21, Praha 1
Czech Republic
Tel: +420 224 949 110
E-mail: [email protected]
www: www.cinemart.cz

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About the film

Color, 35 mm

Section:	East of the West - Competition

Director:	Damjan Kozole
Screenplay:	Damjan Kozole
Dir. of Photography:	Radoslav Jovanov - Gonzo
Music:	Igor Leonardi
Editor:	Andrija Zafranović
Producer:	Danijel Hočevar
Production:	E-motion Film
Cast:	Peter Musevski, Aljoša Kovačič, Primož Petrkovšek, Valter Dragan, Aleksandra Balzamovič, Verica Nedeska, Zoran Ljutkov, Petar Arsovski
Contact:	E-motion Film, MDC Int. GmbH, CinemArt, a.s.

www:	www.emotionfilm.si/rd

Guests

Danijel Hočevar

Producer, Tutor / Trainer

Wigbert Moschall

Distributor

Saša Jovanović

Iztok Polanc

Festival Organizer

Jan Jíra

Distributor