MILAN
Germany/Serbia, 2007; 23 min
In Serbian with English sub-titles

Director: Michaela Kezele
Screenwriter: Michaela Kezele
Producers: Michaela Kezele, Daniela Ljubinković und Kathrin Geyh
Production Company: Target Film
Camera: Felix Novo de Oliveira
Music: Martina Eisenreich
Cast: Andrija Nikčević, Nikola Rakočević, Danica Ristovski, Branislav Platiša, Tim Williams, Bojana Zečević

Synopsis:
Milan takes place during the 1999 NATO air-raids in Yugoslavia. Milan, a six-year old boy, and his older brother, Ognjen, live with their parents in a small village not far from Belgrade. Despite the daily air-strikes, the family tries to live a normal life. Ognjen promises to play ‘hide and seek’ with Milan in the afternoon, but fails to show up. Milan starts looking for his brother but instead discovers an American pilot hiding in the woods after his plane is shot down. “Milan” describes the impossible attempt of a family to avoid the everyday horrors of war.

Festivals and Awards:
Filmfestival Tampere, Finland 2007 - Grand Prix
Festival Sehsüchte, 2007 - People`s Choice Award
Palm Springs Festival, 2007 – Cinema Without Borders Award
Munich Int’l Festival of Film Schools, 2007 - Best Director of a German Film

Director Michaela Kezele
Michaela Kezele was born in 1975 in Munich, and raised by her grandparents in Dubrovnik. Her mother is Serbian and her father is Croatian. As a result of the war, she returned to Munich in 1991. Michaela studied for two years at the music academy in Munich and graduated in 1997 with a diploma in acting. After graduation, she worked in Germany and Croatia as an actress. She is currently studying film direction at the Film & Television Academy in Munich.

Filmography:
Nine (Germany, 2005)
I Love You (Germany, 2004)
Songcontest (Germany, 2003)

Print Source:
Michaela Kezele
Target Film
Maistrasse 71
Munich 80337
Germany
target-film@gmx.de