Plot
In the Bosnian town of Tesanj, not long after the Balkan war, land mines claim victims, corruption is rampant, women are trafficked into Serbia, but there's a sort of peace. Zaim, the retired police chief, has alcoholic visions of his dead son Adnan, whose body's missing. Adnan's siblings, Faruk and Azra, watch their father's decline. It's announced that President Clinton will pay Tesanj a visit to see the new harmony. Whores are hidden from sight, Serbs are trucked in to integrate the neighborhood; the children's choir learns "House of the Rising Sun." Meanwhile, Faruk wants to sort out his brother's death to bring some peace to his house. Can it work out? Irony is everywhere.
Written by
Pjer Zalica
Directed by
Pjer Zalica
Crew
Production Countries
Turkey, France, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Austria
Production Companies
Ciné-Sud Promotion, Novotny & Novotny Filmproduktion, Refresh Production, RTVFBiH
Languages
Deutsch, English, Bosanski, Hrvatski, Srpski
Awards
7 wins & 5 nominations