637144
637144

Sweet Smoke of the Fatherland

2012-05-17 en 79m
Documentary
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.

Screenplay

Masha Novikova

Producer

Frank van den Engel

Editor

Patrick Minks

Producer

Willemijn Cerutti

Director

Masha Novikova

Boom Operator

Rik Meier

Status

Released

Countries

  • Spain
  • Lithuania
  • Netherlands
  • Russia

Companies

  • Zeppers