Swallow

Original movie title:
Swallow
Country:        
Serbia, 2007., 17’
Director:
Milan Belegišanin

Awards:
55th Belgrade documentary and short film festival
the golden plaque Belgrade for the best documentary film of national competition

 

 

Summary:

The old man found a swallow, fallen out of its nest, and made up his mind to raise it. Three times a day he would feed it with worms from over-ripe cherries. Few months later, the swallow became so bound to the old man that it stood on his shoulder while he was walking through the village, or it would fly down to his astrakhan cap while he was digging his corn.

Autumn arrived and the old man got affraid that the swallow would not fly to the South due to its love to him. He decided to save money and take the swallow to the seaside...

Biography

Milan Belegišanin was born in 1956 in Novi Sad where he graduated from the Academy for Theatre and Film Directing. For his documentaries ‘Scream’ / ‘Krik’, ‘Whispering of Life’ / ‘Šaputanje života’, ‘All Gojko’s Treasures’ / ‘Sva Gojkova blaga’, he was awarded two gold and one silver medals for directing, as well as the award for the best screenplay at the Belgrade Documentary and Short Film Festival.

12.07., SATURDAY, 17.00, RUŽIČKA'S HOUSE

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