No One's Child
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
Denis Murić
Pavle Čemerikić
Miloš Timotijević
Isidora Janković
Tihomir Stanić
Borka Tomović
Goran Šušljik
Zinaida Dedakin
Branka Šelić
Crew
Vuk Ršumović
Art&Popcorn, Belgrade, Serbia. Co-producers: BaBoon Production (Serbia), Kinorama (Croatia)
Damjan Radovanović
Mirko Bojović
Jura Ferina, Pavao Miholjević
Dubravka Premar
Vladan Đurić
Jelena Sopić
Maja Mirković
Awards
Stara Zagora
The Golden Linden Award for Best Actor (Denis Muric), The Golden Linden Award for Best Director (Vuk Rsumovic)
Split, Croatia
Winner of the Feature Film programme - Audience Choice
Cities of Russia
Best Director Award (Vuk Rsumovic)
Wiesbaden, Germany
Best Film Award
Palm Springs, USA
Jury Award (New voices, new visions programme)
Reggio Calabria, Italy
Award for Best Film
Spain
Audience Award
Bellinzona, Switzerland
Quality of Life Award (Environment and Health)
Cairo, Egypt
The Shadi Abd El Salam Award for the Best Film
Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates
"Child Protection" Special Mention Award
Zagreb, Croatia
Audience Award
Venice, Italy
Raro Video Audience Award, FIPRESCI Critics Award for Best Film, FEDEORA Award for the Best Script
Europe
Best European Project Award
Les Arcs, France
Work-In-Progress Award (Co-production village)
Belgrade, Serbia
B2B Pitching Award
Amsterdam, Netherlands
Screenplay developed within the programme
Festivals
Cluj Napoca, Romania
Stara Zagora, Bulgaria
Split, Croatia
Shanghai, China
Cities of Russia
Vienna, Austria
Competition programme
Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina
In focus programme
Pula, Croatia
Minority coproductions programme
Wiesbaden, Germany
Best Film Award
California, USA
Marrakech, Morocco
Reggio Calabria, Italy
Bengaluru, India
Kerala, India
Tarragona, Spain
Bellinzona, Switzerland
Florence, Italy
Ljubljana, Slovenia
Bratislava, Slovakia
Abu Dhabi, UAE
Australia
Leeds, UK
Cairo, Egypt
Tallinn, Estonia
Zagreb, Croatia
Athens, Greece
Venice, Italy