Close-Up: Aida Begic - Screening 'Children of Sarajevo (Djeca)'

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*** English ***

Rahima (23) and Nedim (14) are orphans of the Bosnian war. They live in Sarajevo, a transitional society that has lost its moral compass, including in the way it treats children of the people who were killed fighting for the freedom of their city. Rahima has found comfort in Islam and she hopes her brother will follow in her footsteps. Everything becomes more difficult the day Nedim gets into a fistfight at school with the son of a local strongman. Aida Begic (1976) is a Bosnian director and scriptwriter. She graduated in directing at the Sarajevo Academy of Performing Arts. Her graduation film First Death Experience was presented at The Cinefondation Official Selection of the 2001 Cannes Film Festival and won numerous awards at festivals worldwide. Her debut feature film Snow won the Critics' Week Grand Prix at the 2008 Cannes Film Festival. She both wrote and directed the short film Album, which forms a segment of the Bridges of Sarajevo documentary. A Balad is her last film.


*** Français ***

Rahima (23 ans) et Nedim (14 ans) sont des orphelins de la guerre de Bosnie. Ils vivent à Sarajevo, une société qui se cherche et qui a perdu tous ses repères moraux, au point de n’avoir aucune compassion pour les enfants de ceux qui ont perdu la vie en tentant de libérer leur ville. Rahmia a trouvé du réconfort dans l’islam et espère que son frère suivra son exemple. Les choses se compliquent lorsque Nedim en vient aux poings avec le fils d’une grosse huile locale. Aida Begic (1976) est une réalisatrice et scénariste bosniaque. Elle a obtenu un diplôme en réalisation de l'Académie des arts du spectacle de Sarajevo. Son film de fin d'études First Death Experience a fait partie de la sélection officielle de la Cinéfondation du Festival de Cannes 2001 et a été couronné par de nombreux festivals internationaux. Son premier long métrage Snow a remporté le Grand Prix de la Semaine de la Critique au Festival de Cannes 2008. Elle a écrit et réalisé le court métrage Album, qui constitue une partie du documentaire Bridges of Sarajevo. A Balad est son dernier film.


*** Nederlands ***

Rahima (23) en Nedim (14) werden wees in de Bosnische oorlog. Ze wonen in Sarajevo, een overgangsmaatschappij zonder moreel kompas, ook in de manier waarop ze omgaat met de kinderen van diegenen die om zijn gekomen terwijl ze vochten voor de vrijheid van hun stad. Rahima vindt troost in de islam en hoopt dat haar broer in haar voetsporen zal treden. Alles wordt moeilijker wanneer Nedim op school op de vuist gaat met de zoon van een plaatselijke leider.Aida Begic (1976) is een Bosnische regisseur en scenarist. Ze studeerde af in regie aan de Academie voor Podiumkunsten in Sarajevo. Haar afstudeerfilm First Death Experience werd gepresenteerd in The Cinefondation Official Selection van het filmfestival van Cannes in 2001 en won talloze prijzen op festivals wereldwijd. Haar debuutfilm Snow won de Critics' Week Grand Prix op het filmfestival van Cannes in 2008. Ze schreef en regisseerde de korte film Album, die een segment vormt van de documentaire Bridges of Sarajevo. A Balad is haar meest recente film.

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