Igor Drljaca
The White Fortress (Tabija)
Official Selection
90'
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2021
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Drama, Romance, Youth / Coming-Of-Age
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Dialogue:
Bosnian, English
Director:
Igor Drljaca
Composer:
Casey Manierka-Quaile
With:
Pavle Čemerkić, Sumeja Dardagan, Jasmin Galjo
In the rundown Sarajevo suburb of Alipasino Polje, Faruk is an orphan who lives with his ill grandmother and spends his days foraging for scrap metal and dabbling in petty crime.
In the rundown Sarajevo suburb of Alipasino Polje, Faruk is an orphan who lives with his ill grandmother and spends his days foraging for scrap metal and dabbling in petty crime. One day he meets Mona, a timid teen from a politically powerful and affluent family. As Mona dreams of escaping the overbearing toxicity of her home life, she seeks refuge and opens herself up to Faruk, a boy from a world entirely different than her own.
"Igor Drljača's elegiac drama is an account of a post-war city, torn, lost and violent, where seeds of love may germinate but never reach the light. It's an examination of two classes colliding and how their perspectives differ. It's a despondent fairy tale of sorts." - Film Threat
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Credits
Director
Igor Drljaca
Composer
Casey Manierka-Quaile
With
Pavle Čemerkić, Sumeja Dardagan, Jasmin Galjo
Scenario
Igor Drljaca
Director of Photography
Erol Zubcevic
Editor
Ajla Odobasic
Producer
Igor Drljaca, Amra Baksic Camo, Jordan Barker, Adis Djapo, Borga Dorter, Albert Shin
Production studios
SCCA / pro.ba, TimeLapse Pictures
More information
Dialogue
Bosnian, English
Countries of production
Canada, Bosnia and Herzegovina
Year
2021
Filmography
Igor Drljaca
Rana (short, 2005), The Battery-Powered Duckling (short, 2006), Mobilni Snovi (short, 2008), Woman in Purple (short, 2009), On a Lonely Drive (2009), Kako sam Zapalio Simona Bolivara (short, 2011), Krivina (2012), The Waiting Room (2015), The Stone Speakers (2018), The Archivists (short, 2020)
