Synopsis
In the early spring of 1988, hunters capture a wild boy among wolves deep in the Bosnian mountains. Without identity, the boy is randomly given a name Haris, and immediately sent to an orphanage in Belgrade. Even though medical predictions are grim, the care-taker Ilke anxiously tries to help the boy. Progress starts to show as Haris becomes inseparable with Zika, another boy from the orphanage. But Zika has to go with his father, and Haris is left alone once more. As he waits for Zika to fullfill his promise and come back for him, Haris utters his first words. Soon enough, he starts going to school and becomes a fairly socialised young man. When Zika comes back, abandoned by his father once again, it is obvious that nothing is ever going to be the same. Unable to cope, and with no place to go, Zika kills himself. It's 1992 and the war in Bosnia is raging. A letter from the local authorities arrives, requesting Haris' instant return. Ilke tries to save him. He hides him at his place. Eventually, police finds him and he is sent back to Bosnia. As soon as he arrives, Haris ends up amid war. He is given a rifle and sent to the frontline. One night, after a fierce battle, he makes a decision on his own. He leaves the army and goes back to the mountains where he was found...
The film "No One’s Child" is based on a true story.
Cast
Puce: Denis Muric
Zika: Pavle Cemerikic
Ilke: Milos Timotijevic
Alisa: Isidora Jankovic
Caretaker Rade: Tihomir Stanic
Teacher: Borka Tomovic
Zika`s father: Goran Susljik
Cook Aka: Zinaida Dedakin
Doctor: Branka Selic
Crew
Screenplay: Vuk Rsumovic
Production: Art&Popcorn, Belgrade, Serbia. Co-producers: BaBoon Production (Serbia), Kinorama (Croatia)
Director of photography: Damjan Radovanovic
Editor: Mirko Bojovic
Music: Jura Ferina, Pavao Miholjevic
Sound Design: Dubravka Premar
Special effects: Vladan Šuric
Production design: Jelena Sopic
Costume design: Maja Mirkovic |
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Awards
* The Golden Linden International Film Festival 2015, Stara Zagora, Bulgaria - The Golden Linden Award for Best Actor (Denis Muric), The Golden Linden Award for Best Director (Vuk Rsumovic)
* Mediterranean Film Festival Split 2015, Split, Croatia - winner of the Feature Film programme – audience choice
* IX Andrey Tarkovsky International Film Festival `Zerkalo` 2015, cities of Russia - Best Director Award – Vuk Rsumovic
* goEast film festival 2015, Wiesbaden, Germany - Best Film Award
* Palm Springs International Film Festival 2015, Palm Springs, USA - program New voices, new visions; jury award
* Mediterranean Experiences Festival- MEDEF 2014, Reggio Calabria, Italy – Award for Best Film
* REC.Tarragona International Film Festival 2014, Spain – Audience Award
* Castellinaria International Film Festival, Bellinzona, Switzerland - ENVIRONMENT AND HEALTH: quality of life Award
* Cairo International Film Festival 2014, Cairo, Egypt; The Shadi Abd El Salam Award for the Best Film
* Abu Dhabi Film Festival 2014, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates - program New horizons; "Child Protection" special mention award
* Zagreb Film Festival 2014, Zagreb, Croatia - competition programme; Audience Award
* Venice International Film Critics' Week 2014, Venice, Italy - competition programme; awards: Audience Award Raro Video Audience Award, FIPRESCI Critics Award for Best Film and FEDEORA Award for the Best Script
* Winner of the Levi's NCN Best European Project Award 2009
* Winner of Work-In-Progress award at Les Arcs film festival’s co-production village
* Winner of B2B Belgrade International Film Festival – FEST pitching award 2008
* Screenplay developed within the programme of the Binger Filmlab, Amsterdam
Festivals
* Transilvania Film Festival 2015, Cluj Napoca, Romania
* The Golden Linden International Film Festival 2015, Stara Zagora, Bulgaria
* Mediterranean Film Festival Split 2015, Split, Croatia
* 18th Shanghai International Film Festival 2015, Shanghai, China
* IX Andrey Tarkovsky International Film Festival `Zerkalo` 2015, cities of Russia
* LET'S CEE film festival 2015, Vienna, Austria, competition programme
* Sarajevo Film Fetival 2015, Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina - In focus programme
* 62. Pula Film Fettival 2015, Pula Croatia - Minority coproductions programme
* goEast film festival 2015, Wiesbaden, Germany - Best Film Award
* Palm Springs International Film Festival 2015, Californija, USA
* Marrakech International Film Festival 2014, Marrakech, Morroco
* Mediterranean Experiences Festival- MEDEF 2014, Reggio Calabria, Italy
* Bengaluru International Film Festival 2014, Bengaluru, India
* Kerala International Film Festival 2014, Kerala, India
* Tarragona International Film Festival 2014, Tarragona, Spain
* Castellinaria Film Festival 2014, Bellinzona, Switzerland
* Balkan Florence Express 2014, Florence, Italy
* LIFFE International Film Festival 2014, Ljubljana, Slovenia
* Bratislava Film Festival 2014, Bratislava, Slovakia
* Abu Dhabi Film Festival 2014, Abu Dhabi, UAE
* Serbian Film Festival 2014, Australia
* Leeds International Film Festival 2014, Leeds, UK
* Cairo International Film Festival 2014, Cairo, Egypt
* Tallin Black Nights Film Festival 2014, Tallin, Estonia
* Zagreb Film Festival 2014, Zagreb, Croatia
* Panorama Film Festival 2014, Athens, Greece
* Venice International Film Critics' Week 2014, Venice, Italy |
