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Zemlja Gostov

Synopsis

Ivan is an old Yugoslavian farmer whose house is in Italy and whose fields cut across the border with Slovenia. One day a Yugoslavian girl arrives at his door asking for shelter. Ivan decides to open his door to Marija and their lives change from then on.

Details

Year
2010
Type of project
Shorts
Running time
21 mins
Format
Super 16mm
Director
Marco Devetak
Producer
The London Film School
Co-Producer
The London Film School
Editor
Kerry O' Brien
Screenwriter
Marco Devetak, Birgitta Bjornsdottir
Director of Photography
Tijmen Veldhuizen
Production Designer
Anton Spaccapan
Sound
Catherine Duffy
Composer
Egill Guðmundsson
Principal cast
Dare Vali, Vesna Hrovatin, Romeo Grebenšek

Genre

Drama

Categories

Fiction

Production Status

Complete

Production Company

The London Film School

24 Shelton Street
London WC2H 9UB
UK

T +44 (0)20 7836 9642

info@lfs.org.uk

Sales Company

24 Shelton Street

London WC2H 9UB
UK

T +44(0)20 7836 9642

c.bright@lfs.org.uk

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