Zelim’s Confession / Zelimova ispovijest “Ja zapravo želim sve to da zaboravim,” kaže Zelim na početku filma. Onda taj mladi čovjek počinje da priča. Zelim je na težak način naučio da izbjeglice iz Čečenije ne bi trebale čekati autobus na autobuskoj stanici u Ingušetiji. Njega je uočila policijska patrola. Pozvali su ga, zapisali njegove podatke, pustili ga. Nedugo zatim, pripadnici specijalne policije upali su u stan u kojem je Zelim živio s porodicom i uhapsili ga. Pet dana su ga brutalno mučili kako bi iz njega izvukli priznanje za zločine koje nije počinio. Zahvaljujući vlastitoj izdržljivosti, Zelim je preživio i uspio pobjeći u Norvešku. Dok se Zelim u novoj zemlji bori s košmarima i stravičnim sjećanjima, njegova porodica u Ingušetiji pokušava skinuti ljagu s njegovog imena. Zelimova priča razotkriva slabo poznatu praksu sistemskog kršenja ljudskih prava na sjevernom Kavkazu - praksu nevidljivu spoljnom svijetu, ali dobro poznatu lokalnom stanovništvu. U vrijeme građanskog rata, zakoni ne važe. Natalia Mikhaylova je rođena 1980. u St. Petersburgu, u Rusiji. Studirala je književnost na Državnom univerzitetu u St. Petersburgu od 1997. do 2001. godine. Radila je kao prevoditeljica, fotografkinja i montažerka na različitim filmskim projektima u St. Petersburgu i Moskvi. ZELIMOVA ISPOVIJEST je film s kojim je 2012. godine diplomirala na Univerzitetu za film i televiziju Konrad Wolf (HFF) u Babelsbergu, Potsdam. E “Actually, I want to forget these things,” says Zelim at the start of the film. But then the young
man begins to talk. For a Chechen refugee in Ingushetia, waiting at a bus-stop proved to be a bad idea: he was spotted by a passing police patrol. They hauled him in, recorded his details, let him go. Shortly afterwards his family’s apartment was stormed by special police, and Zelim was arrested. Over five days of brutal torture, the police try to extract a confession for crimes he did not commit. Thanks to his resilience Zelim manages to survive and escape to Norway. While Zelim battles nightmares and oppressive memories in his new home, his family in Ingushetia tries to clear his name. The story of Zelim sheds light on rather unknown systematic human rights violations in the Northern Caucasus - invisible from the outside but obvious to locals, civil war is on and there are no laws.
Germany, Russia, 2014, Colour, 60 min., Russian Režija / Director: Natalia Mikhaylova Scenarij / Screenplay: Natalia Mikhaylova Direktor fotografije / Director of Photography: Natalia Mikhaylova Montaža / Editor: Philipp Gromov Muzika / Music: Leonard Petersen Zvuk / Sound: Selina Becker Producent / Producer: Natalia Mikhaylova Produkcija / Production: HFF “Konrad Wolf”, Germany Kontakt / Contact: Cristina Marx, Hochschule für Film und Fernsehen, “Konrad Wolf” Potsdam-Babelsberg, Marlene-Dietrich-Allee 11, 14482 Potsdam, Tel: +49 (0)331.6202-564, E-mail: distribution@hff-potsdam.de Filmografija / Filmography 2013 - ZELIM´S CONFESSION (dokumentarni / documentary) 2012 - EXTERNAL SITES (kratki / short) 2009 - 24 HOURS BERLIN (dokumentarni / documentary)
Natalia Mikhaylova was born 1980 in St. Petersburg, Russia. She studied literature at St. Petersburg State University from 1997 to 2001. Natalia worked as an interpreter, photographer and editor for diverse film projects in St. Petersburg and Moscow. ZELIM’S CONFESSION is her graduation film for Film and Television University “Konrad Wolf” (HFF), Potsdam-Babelsberg, in 2012.
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