Episode in the Life of an Iron Picker
Film poster
Directed byDanis Tanović
Written byDanis Tanović
Produced byAmra Bakšić Čamo
Čedomir Kolar
Danijel Hočevar
StarringNazif Mujić
CinematographyErol Zubčević
Edited byTimur Makarević
Release dates
  • 13 February 2013 (2013-02-13) (Berlin)
  • 16 August 2013 (2013-08-16) (Sarajevo FF)
Running time
75 minutes
CountriesBosnia and Herzegovina
France
Slovenia
LanguagesBosnian
Roma

Episode in the Life of an Iron Picker (Bosnian: Epizoda u životu berača željeza) is 2013 Bosnian drama film written and directed by Danis Tanović. The film premiered in competition at the 63rd Berlin International Film Festival[1][2] where it won the Jury Grand Prix and Nazif Mujić won the Silver Bear for Best Actor.[3] It was screened in the Contemporary World Cinema section at the 2013 Toronto International Film Festival.[4][5] The film was selected as the Bosnian entry for the Best Foreign Language Film at the 86th Academy Awards,[6] making the January shortlist.[7]

Plot

A Roma family lives in the Bosnia-Herzegovina countryside. Nazif salvages metal from old cars, selling it to a scrapmetal-dealer. His partner, Senada, is a housewife who looks after their two small daughters. One day, she feels an acute stomach pain. At the hospital, she is told her unborn child has died and, to prevent septicaemia, she should have an operation urgently. However, without funds or insurance, they cannot afford treatment. The couple seek desperately to raise the necessary funds before it is too late.

The film is played by a cast of non-professional actors re-enacting an episode from their own lives.

Cast

See also

References

  1. ^ "Berlinale Competition 2013: Another Nine Films Confirmed". berlinale. Retrieved 24 January 2013.
  2. ^ "Roma couple relives trauma in Berlinale contender". Global Post. Retrieved 13 February 2013.
  3. ^ "Prizes of the International Jury". berlinale. Retrieved 16 February 2013.
  4. ^ "An Episode in the Life of an Iron Picker". TIFF. Archived from the original on 18 September 2013. Retrieved 17 August 2013.
  5. ^ "Toronto Adds 75+ Titles To 2013 Edition". Indiewire. Retrieved 17 August 2013.
  6. ^ "Tanovićevi 'Berači željeza' bh. kandidat za Oskara". Radio Sarajevo. Archived from the original on 27 September 2013. Retrieved 24 September 2013.
  7. ^ "9 Foreign Language Films Advance in Oscar Race". Oscars. Retrieved 20 December 2013.

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Films directed by Danis Tanović
Silver Bear Grand Jury Prize
Bosnian submissions for the Academy Award for Best International Feature Film
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