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Sweet Smoke of the Fatherland (2012)
Directed by Mariya Novikova
Documentary · 1h 19m
This film is a triptych with three stories, involving three characters. They live in different parts of Europe: Western Europe -Catalonia (Spain); Eastern Europe -Lithuania; and in the new Europe -Georgia (Akhazia). They have experienced, in different parts of the 20Th century, civil wars and dictatorships. They share the same fate: they stayed where they were born. This film is about people who decide to do nothing in times of war, oppression and occupation. They choose a life amidst the ruins of their past. Even when this choice leads to loneliness: living a dream, not a reality. Alone, between the graves of their loved ones, they spend their last days. They have frozen their lives by protecting themselves from the outside world.
Crew
- Director
- Mariya Novikova
- Screenplay
- Mariya Novikova
- Director of Photography
- Vladas Naudžius
- Editor
- Patrick Minks
- Producer
- Frank van den Engel, Willemijn Cerutti
Details
- Release date
- 2012-05-17
- Runtime
- 1h 19m
- Genres
- Documentary
- Original language
- EN
- Spoken languages
- English
- Countries
- Spain, Lithuania, Netherlands, Russia
- Production
- Zeppers