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Armin

Cast

Emir Hadžihafisbegović, Armin Omerovižć-Muhedin, Jens Münchow, Marie Bäumer, Barbara Prpić, Orhan Güner, Borko Perić, Boris Svrtan u.a

Production

Maxima Film Damir Terešak B. Adžije  22 10000 Zagreb Kroatien
Tel.: +385 1 364 77 00 Fax: +385 1 364 77
E-Mail:
08 info@maxima-film.hr
Internet:
www.maxima-film.hr

Busse & Halberschmidt Film
Marcelo Busse
Kurze Strasse 2
40213 Duesseldorf
Deutschland
Tel.: +49 211 8 62 85 98
Fax: +49 211 8 62 85 95
E-Mail: info@bussehalberschmidt.de
Internet:
www.bussehalberschmidt.de

Refresh Production
Splitska 11
71000 Sarajevo
Bosnien-Herzegowina
Tel.: +387 33 258150
Fax: +387 33 211093
E-Mail:
produkcija@refresh.ba
Internet:
www.refresh.ba

Camera

Stanko Herceg

Cut

Vjeran Pavlini?

Worldsales

Mdc int. GmbH
Schillerstr. 7a
10625 Berlin
Deutschland
Tel.: +49 30 26 49 79 00
Fax: +49 30 26 49 79 10
E-Mail: office@mdc-int.de

HR/D/BiH 2007, Regie: Ognjen Sviličić, dF, 82 min.

Synopsis

Armin14-year-old Armin and his father Ibro travel from their Bosnian hometown to the not-so-distant capital Zagreb, where Armin is to participate in the casting of a German film production company. Being hired would mean a chance of a better life. Arriving at their destination after some difficulties, father and son are confronted with a new world, the rules of which they can neither cope with nor understand. When the casting begins and Armin learns that he won't be chosen because of his age, Ibro does everything that is in his power in order to make possible Armin's chance to prove himself.

"This film is my way of telling a story about the war; what that situation brings and how one can deal with it. Father and son are fighting for respect. Their only problem is that they are from Bosnia, and we all know what that means. They want to escape their poverty and the only thing they have to lose is their pride. That's all they have. For the rest of the world, they are simply two poor people from a devastated country. This is why they have to fight. But most of all, they have to deal with their relationship, because it's the only thing they can rely on. The love betwen a parent and a child is enduring. This love gives these two the strength to move forward and overcome their misery. This is a quiet film, and at the same time - due to the characters' feelings - a very intense one. The environment shown in this movie is much colder than the characters' hearts. Somehow father and son feel lost in it. They are looking for a better future, but in the end, they find each other, and that's the most important thing for me." Ognjen Sviličić

Biography

Da mi je biti morski pas/Ich wünschte, ich wäre ein Hai (1999), Oprosti za kung fu/Sorry for Kung Fu (2004), Armin/Armin (2007)

Filmography

Da mi je biti morski pas/Ich wünschte, ich wäre ein Hai (1999), Oprosti za kung fu/Sorry for Kung Fu (2004), Armin/Armin (2007)

Dates

1703.10.200715:00Filmhaus
7007.10.200715:00Filmhaus