REVIEWS
“Blending stark realism with a dreamlike world of premonition and fantasy, Mitevska's elegiac, subtly Chekhovian film is a haunting portrait of modern life in the Balkans.” –
Museum of Modern Art
“Surreal and fascinating.” –
Variety
“A film about emerging from the dust and decay of a dysfunctional system and starting completely anew. There is a sense of hope and even certainty that once free of this old system, life will thrive.” –
The Epoch Times
“Intimate and dreamlike” –
Cineuropa
FESTIVALS AND AWARDS
2008
Official Macedonian Submission, Best Foreign Language Film, THE ACADEMY OF MOTION PICTURE ARTS AND SCIENCES
Acid Selection, CANNES FILM FESTIVAL
Official Selection, BERLIN INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL
Official Selection, XXIX MOSTA DE VALENCIA
Grand Prix; Best Director, ALEXANDRIA INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL
Silver Angel Ester Panorama, ARTFILM INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL
Best Cinematography, B-EST FILM FESTIVAL
Special Jury Award, CINEMA JOVE FILM FESTIVAL
Golden Mimoza; Special Award for the Producer, HERCEG NOVI FILM FESTIVAL
Official Selection, JERUSALEM INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL
Special Jury Award; Best European Actor, LECCE FILM FESTIVAL OF EUROPEAN FILM
Silver Camera 300, MANAKI FILM FESTIVAL
Official Selection, MELBOURNE INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL
Opening Night, NEW YORK MACEDONIAN FILM FESTIVAL
Best Cinematography, RUSSIA TOMORROW INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL
BANJA LUKA INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL
BELGRADE INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL
BERGEN INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL
BRUSSELS INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL
CROSSING EUROPE FILM FESTIVAL
ISTANBUL INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL
LA ROCHELLE INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL
ROTTERDAM INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL
2007
Discovery Section, TORONTO INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL
Official Selection, PUSAN INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL
Special Jury Award, SARAJEVO FILM FESTIVAL
BELFAST FILM FESTIVAL
CALGARY INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL
SOFIA INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIAL
