Marija ratković - Hrvatski filmski savez

PET GODINA FOUR RIVER FILM FESTIVALA
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world in which we live.
Therefore, a great number of
films (!) speak about the problematic
status of Roma people
in different countries (Turkey,
Slovenia, Serbia, Bangladesh...),
socially maladjusted young criminals,
two friends who find themselves
on opposite sides during
the war, the obstacles within us,
the endangered nature, the status
of subcultures, building a
nuclear bomb during WW II, a
mother’s infidelity, juvenile delinquency
and organized gangs,
a 12-year-old doing hard physical
labour, global warming, a
wall in the Middle East, poverty
in the midst of a consumer society,
the conflict between teenagers
and their parents and society,
intolerance towards gay people,
afterlife, choosing between love
and revolution, the consequences
of recession, the problems of
growing up, children with disabilities
who are made to steal,
the conflict with parents because
of the love for trombone,
a granddaughter and grandma
smoking a joint together, street
violence, abused boys and the
judgment of revenge, Saint Sava,
land disputes, politicians as
manipulators, love and existential
woes, blurring the boundaries
between the real and virtual,
teenage dreams, the Holocaust,
buying condoms, kids prone to
risky games, friendships over the
internet, the peaceful world of
Google and the real world of war
and violence...
Of course, the four editions
of FRFF also had, in contrast to
the prevailingly dark segment of
many films, a lot of wonderful,
playful and quirky comedies for
the numerous visitors to enjoy in
at the festival.
We eagerly await the latest
edition of the Youth Film Festival
and the Four River Film Festival!
Petar Krelja, film director and
critic