East of the West - Competition 2013 / Odumiranje / Serbia, Switzerland 2013
After years spent in Belgrade, Janko returns to his half-deserted village, the home of his widowed mother Milica. The latter sincerely hopes that Janko has come back for good; her son, however, has other plans.... The director captures the generational conflict with sensitivity and compassion for both sides and, aided by mournful folk melodies and images of the striking mountain scenery, he creates a moving evocation of life in a remote village high up in the hills.
After years spent in Belgrade, Janko returns to a half-abandoned village, the home of his widowed mother Milica. While she lives in the hope that Janko is back for good and that he will take over the care of the house and the land, her son soon confesses that he has entirely different intentions: his heart is leading him elsewhere. In this, his second feature film, Serbian director Miloš Pušić masterfully evokes the life of a remote mountain village whose aging inhabitants are slowly dying out as their progeny leave for the city forever. The director depicts a classic clash of generations with understanding for both sides of the story. While the elderly have a strong bond to the area and the land, their descendants yearn for a better life. Underscored by wistful melodies accompanied on accordion, the picturesque mountain scenery adds an artful final touch to this image of a gradually disappearing world.
109 min / Color, DCP
World premiere
Director Miloš Pušić
/ Screenplay Dušan Spasojević
/ Dir. of Photography Aleksandar Ramadanović
/ Music Dejan Kostić
/ Editor Ivan Knežević
/ Producer Branislav Trifunović
/ Production Hit and Run Production
/ Cast Branislav Trifunović, Boris Isaković, Dara Džokić, Jasna Djuričić, Milica Janevska, Emir Hadžihafizbegović
/ Contact Hit and Run Production
Miloš Pušić (b. 1980, Senta, Serbia) graduated in multimedia direction from the Academy of Art in Novi Sad (under the tutelage of Prof. Boro Drašković). He works in both film and theatre production. His short Lullaby for a Boy (Uspavanka za dečaka, 2007) enjoyed success at a number of international festivals, including an award at the Damascus IFF and Best Film at the Cinema City festival in Novi Sad. In 2009 he made his feature debut Autumn in My Street (Jesen u mojoj ulici), which received its international premiere in competition at the Sarajevo IFF. Withering is his second feature.
Hit and Run Production
Palmira Toljatija 19, 110 70, Belgrade
Serbia
Phone: +381 638 348 067
E-mail: [email protected]
Branislav Trifunović
Actor / Producer
Snežana van Houwelingen
Producer
Miloš Pušić
Film Director, Producer
Serkan Tastemur
Producer
Dusan Spasojevic
Screenwriter
Miroljub Vučković
Film Institution Rep.
Alex Biondi
Producer
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