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Planeta Sarajevo / Planet Sarajevo

„Planet Sarajevo“ reveals the curse of all wars – death, human sorrow and life after all ... . „Plant Sarajevo“ tells the story of a lonely man, a beloved figure to many Sarajevans, who is fighting to maintain his humanity by feeding stray animals in the burnt out streets. He survives, whereas many cats and dogs die, despite their animal nstinct for survival. „Planet Sarajevo“ is a portrait of a man in a graveyard, one of the oldest members of the community, Bayram, who has spent the war in cemeteries caring back for the dead. The company 'Funeral' have given him his old job. The film reveals death as departure, death as catharsis, death as the fight for life ....

(text source: 43rd International Film Festival Mannheim-Heidelberg, festival catalogue, Mannheim 1994, p. 45)

Bosnia and Herzegovina 1994
30 min, colour


DIRECTOR
Sahin Sišić

SCREENPLAY
Sahin Sišić

CAMERA
Sahin Sišić

EDITOR
Jahez Bricelj

PRODUCTION
K.F. Art-Family, Sarajevo

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