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Jan Hintjens

Osveta (Odmazda)

Director Jan Hintjens Music (original) Bo Spaenc Cast Rik Van Uffelen, Ann Esch, Christophe Vienne
Edition 2000
103' - 2001 - War, Drama - Format: - - Dialogue: Macedonian, Dutch
Two stories that take place in Macedonia and in Belgium gradually intertwine to merge into one at the end of the film. In a troubled Macedonia under Ottoman rule, Mitré Najdovski saves the Turk Osman Karahasan from an ambush. This gesture marks the beginning of a great friendship that must brave all cultural, religious and family conflicts. Everything separates Mitré and Osman: Mitré is a poor Christian Macedonian; Osman is a rich Muslim Turk. Despite their contrasts, their friendship endures over the years until the day that young Pavel, Mitré’s nephew, unleashes an escalation of violence and hate between the two families. In Belgium, seventy years later, we come across Pavel again, who is now the owner of a Yugoslavian restaurant in Antwerp and who has assumed another identity...

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Credits

Directors

Jan Hintjens

Music (original)

Bo Spaenc

Cast

Rik Van Uffelen, Ann Esch, Christophe Vienne

Scenario

Jan Hintjens, Slobodan Despotovski, Bob Goossens

Director of Photography

Glynn Speeckaert, Louis-Philippe Capelle

Editors

Philippe Ravoet

Producers

Jan Hintjens, Eric Van Beuren

Production studios

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Dialogue

Macedonian, Dutch

Countries of production

Belgium, North Macedonia

Year

2001

Technical Specs

Format
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