LOOKING FOR HORSES
Stefan Pavlović / Bosnia and Herzegovina, France, Netherlands / 2021 / 88 min / Colour
Zdravko, an old fisherman deaf from the wounds sustained in the war in the former Yugoslavia, lives alone, incapable of socialising, on a small island in a lake in the Bosnian mountains. Stefan, a young director, has returned to his native land; he speaks with difficulty due to stuttering and barely remembers his native language. The two stay together for days on the shores of the lake or sailing on a small boat in search of an elusive herd of wild horses that, according to Zdravkro, would appear from time to time on the shores of the lake. Zdravko gradually opens up his world of memories and life choices while, behind the camera, Stefan's few and uncertain words are heard. When the fisherman invites the director to steer the boat, their roles are reversed, or merged, and it turns out that the subject of the film is the intimacy that grows between the two, the fraternal friendship that results in Stefan's tears as he rests on the shoulder of Zdravkro. The two await, and the spectators with them, those wonderful horses that sometimes appear suddenly. And this is their secret.
Stefan Pavlović
He studied directing at the Art Center College of Design in Los Angeles and specialized at the Netherlands Film Academy. Guided by Dutch director John Appel, he made his third short film, When the Dragon Came, with which he participated in various festivals and received the Best Film Award at the Szczecin International Film Festival. Looking for Horses is his first feature film.
Credits
Screenplay Stefan PavlovićCinematography Stefan PavlovićSound Stefan Pavlović, Ranko PaukovićEditing Sabine Groenewegen, Stefan PavlovićMusic Karsten FundalProducer Kostana BanovićProduction company artTrace Foundation
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