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 BORDERLINE
LOVERS (Ljubav na granici)
Color, 84 min., 2005, feature documentary; Bosnia
Herzegovina/Czech Republic
In Bosnian, Croatian, Serbian, with English subtitles
Directed and written by: Miroslav Mandic
Producers: Amra Baksic-Camo, Miroslav Mandic
Production company: SCCA/pro.ba, nonline films
Co-production with: BHT, FTV
Cinematographers: Mirsad Herovic, Erol Zubcevic
Music: Sasa Losic
Only a decade ago these borders were frontlines. Today,
three young couples struggle against prejudice and lingering
hatreds to create lives together. "Borderline Lovers" is a
sharply observed study of mixed marriage today between
Muslims, Serbs and Croats.
Anesa & Dragan
According to their ethnic backgrounds, Anesa lives in the
Eastern part of Mostar and Dragan in the Western. They are
both into motorbikes, tattoos and having fun. But their
parents…
Ozrenka & Marko
How could a Croatian woman form Dubrovnik possibly have met
a Montenegrin whose compatriots were attacking her city not
long ago? Yet they have been meeting each other on the
boarder between two countries for the last three years.
Adila & Velibor
A couple from Sarajevo Dobrinja neighborhood. His father was
in the Serbian Army, her family under siege on the other
side. Not one member of either family attended their
wedding. Their struggle is now different – how to make a
living.
Awards:
Human Rights Award, Special Jury Prize, Sarajevo Film
Festival, 2005
Director Miroslav Mandic
Miroslav received MFA in directing and screenwriting from
Columbia Film School, New York. He has won numerous awards
for his short and feature films in the 80s. TV series which
he co-authored and directed, “The Top Chart of Surrealists”
(1989-1990), modeled after “Monty Python’s Flying Circus”,
was the most popular TV show in the former Yugoslavia.
Filmography
Rain Bird, short, 1983
Workers Marriage, short, 1985
Walking on Water, aka Workers Life, feature, 1988
Borderline Lovers, feature documentary, 2005
DVD Source:
Amra Baksic-Camo
Pro.ba
Husrefa Redzica 20
71000 Sarajevo, Bosnia Herzegovina
Tel +387.33.444.535
amra@pro.ba
www.pro.ba
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