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Fifteen years ago Nikola left Serbia to follow his heart to Switzerland. Since then his life is shared between two countries and three women: his mother Dida, his grandmother and his wife. His mother has learning disabilities and has always been dependent on grandmother. As grandmother is getting older, he is called back home. How can he help his mother live a life of independence without losing his own?
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SWITZERLAND Documentary, 87 min., 2021 ORIGINAL LANGUAGES: Serbian, Swiss-German, German PRODUCTION: Dschoint Ventschr Filmproduktion AG, Zurich / SRF WORLD SALES: Amarena Film, Napoli www.amarenafilm.it FESTIVALS (SELECTION): Visions du Réel Nyon 2021 / Molodist Kyiv 2021 / Beldocs Belgrade 2021 / DOK Leipzig 2021 / RIDM Montreal 2021
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SWITZERLAND Documentary, 90 min., 2021 ORIGINAL LANGUAGE: Russian PRODUCTION: DokLab GmbH, Bern WORLD SALES: Taskovski Films Ltd, London www.taskovskifilms.com FESTIVALS (SELECTION): Visions du Réel Nyon 2021 / Hot Docs Toronto 2021 / Locarno Film Festival 2021 / Guanajuato Int. Film Festival 2021 / RIDM Montreal 2021
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OSTROV – DIE VERLORENE INSEL written & directed by Svetlana Rodina, Laurent Stoop On the island of Ostrov in the Caspian Sea the inhabitants, left alone by the Russian state after the collapse of the Soviet Union, survive through poaching. Ivan regularly goes out to sea risking his life and freedom. He struggles, he laughs, he dances, he fights and he believes that one day Putin will see their misery and help. Best Int. Feature Documentary Award Hot Docs Toronto 2021