Director
Jan Hintjens
Music (original)
Bo Spaenc
Cast
Rik Van Uffelen, Ann Esch, Christophe Vienne
Edition 2000
103'
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2001
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War, Drama
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Format:
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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
Nieuwe media produkties
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Dialogue
Macedonian, Dutch
Countries of production
Belgium, North Macedonia
Year
2001
Technical Specs
Format
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