Program Guide - Cleveland International Film Festival

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Death of a Man in the Balkans
(Smrt coveka na Balkanu)
Directed by Miroslav Momcilovic
SERBIA 2012
80 minutes
Wednesday, April 10 Thursday, April 11
9:20 AM I Code BALK10 4:20 PM I Code BALK11
Friday, April 12
9:05 PM I Code BALK12
In the opening sequence of DEATH OF A MAN IN THE
BALKANS, a man turns on the webcam of his computer, sits
down in front of it, and shoots himself. From there this brilliantly
original and (trust us) funny film simply lets the camera
roll. In one continuous sequence, we watch as neighbors enter
drawn by the gunshot and as the ensuing chaos and reactions
to sudden death are mercilessly captured. We quickly discover
those reactions to be very self-centered and opportunistic as
neighbors hang about waiting for the authorities. They begin
drinking toasts to the man’s memory and speculating profoundly
about the life of someone whom nobody actually seemed to
know. Shrewdly observant, darkly satirical, and often outright
hilarious, this film skews the formal rituals of death that we
perform. When the authorities at last begin to wander in, the
film escalates to delicious levels of absurdity echoing the Marx
Brothers and Monty Python. With humor as dark as a funeral
shroud, this is a completely unique cinematic treat you do not
want to miss. (In Serbian with subtitles) —C.R.
Producer~Miroslav Momcilovic Screenwriting~Miroslav Momcilovic
Cinematography~Miladin Colakovic Editing~Ivan Vladimirov Principal Cast~
Emir Hadzihafizbegovic, Radoslav Milenkovic, Bojan Zirovic, Natasa Ninkovic,
Anita Mancic
Print Source~Production Brigada / filmbrigada@gmail.com / www.filmbrigada.com
About the Director~Miroslav Momcilovic was born in 1969 in Belgrade, Serbia
where he graduated from the Faculty of Dramatic Arts. A writer, producer, and
director, he has won numerous awards. Most recently, he won the Independent
Camera Award at the 2012 Karlovy Vary International Film Festival for DEATH
OF A MAN IN THE BALKANS. Filmography~“Sedam I po” (2006), “Wait For
Me and I Will Not Come” (2009), DEATH
OF A MAN IN THE BALKANS (2012)
The Deep
(Djúpið)
Directed by Baltasar Kormákur
ICELAND 2012
93 minutes
Thursday, April 4 Friday, April 5
2:15 PM I Code DEEP04 8:45 PM I Code DEEP05
Saturday, April 6
1:20 PM I Code DEEP06
Off the southern coast of Iceland lies the Westman Islands,
an active volcanic chain. From here the fishing trawler Breki
and its small crew leave for a routine commercial trip. Storms
are roaming the bitter cold seas and the Breki finds the catches
are poor. In these unforgiving waters, catastrophe is always
just a heartbeat away. The Breki’s nets snag and the ship is
capsized. With terrifying swiftness, the crew begins to drown
or succumb to hypothermia. Suddenly, only a single fisherman
is left. Gulli is treading water under a cold moon in freezing
temperatures, uncertain where or how far away the nearest
land is. The only thing he is certain of is that he is completely
alone and the precious minutes of his life are few unless he is
rescued. Filmed with glacial beauty, this film focuses on Gulli’s
desperate minute-by-minute struggle to survive in the harshest
of circumstances. Based on true events, THE DEEP follows
both the physical and mental course of his ordeal with unrelenting
intensity. (In Icelandic with subtitles) —C.R.
Producers~Baltasar Kormákur, Agnes Johansen Screenwriting~Jón Atli Jónasson,
Baltasar Kormákur Cinematography~Bergsteinn Björgúlfsson Editing~
Sverrir Kristjánsson, Elísabet Ronaldsdóttir Principal Cast~Ólafur Darri Ólafsson
Print Source~Icelandic Film Centre / christof@icelandicfilmcentre.is /
www.icelandicfilmcentre.is
About the Director~Born in 1966, Baltasar Kormákur graduated from the Drama
Academy of Iceland. A theater entrepreneur, he formed his own theater and works
with the National Theater of Iceland. In 2001 he was named one of film’s
Shooting Stars by European Film Promotion. Filmography~“101 Reykjavik”
(2000), “The Sea” (2002), “A Little Trip To Heaven” (2005), “Jar City” (2006)—
31st CIFF, “Brudguminn” (2008), “Inhale” (2010), “Contraband” (2012), THE
DEEP (2012)
This film is presented with the generous support of
THOMAS A. DUKE.