Snow (2008 film)
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Snow is the 2008
début film by Aida Begić.
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The most entrepreneurial of the women, Alma, a young widow, attempts to help the families survive by producing plum jam
and pastries, but the village is too far away from the market to have any customers. Accidentally, she and another women meet a truck-driver from Zvornik
, named Hamza, who offers to carry the goods to the market for them on the following Wednesday. However, he does not show up as agreed.
Suddenly Miro and Marc, agents of a Serb-backed foreign company, enter the town and propose to buy the whole area for 70,000 marks
. After discussing the proposal, half of the women of the village agree, hoping to gain a better life in town. However, Alma and her old and ill mother-in-law Safija resist, even as winter approaches and the village is at risk to remain completely isolated from the outer world. Following a malfunction of their car and a sudden storm, the contract dealers are forced to remain in the village: one of them, Miro, is injured, and finally reveals that the bodies of the lost children are buried in the Blue Cave. All of the villagers travel to find the remains and reconcile with their memories. The day after, the first snow begins falling down softly, as Hamza, the truck-driver who proposed to carry their goods to market, drives in.
, as well as Brizzolara Family Award for Films of Conflict and Resolution, at the Hamptons International Film Festival
. The film had also won the Odyssée cinema/Council of Europe Human Rights prize (at the Etoiles et Toiles du cinéma européen festival), Jury's Special Mention at the Montreal Festival du Nouveau Cinema, as well as Special Mention at the 14th Festival on Wheels. The film was awarded special prize for freedom of expression at "Festival autorskog filma" (Belgrade), and at the Trieste Film Festival it won the Special Award of the Jury and the Audience award.
At the Fajr International Film Festival
the film won the awards for best direction and best film, while at Birds eye View Film Festival it won an award for the best feature film. At the 52nd San Francisco International Film Festival
, Begić won the New Directors Award. The film won the main prize, the Capital Focus Award, at the Filmfest DC 2009 as well as the special award of the jury at the Tetouan Mediterranean Film Festival, and it was also pronounced the Grand Prix winner of the Prague International Film Festival. At the Sguardi Altrove International Women's Film Festival, the film received the special mention. Begić also won the award for the best screenplay at the International Festival of Muslim Cinema.
The film has been nominated for the European Discovery award (a part of European Film Awards), and it was also chosen as a candidate of Bosnia and Herzegovina for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film.
2008 in film
This is a list of all major films made in 2008.-Highest-grossing films:Please note that following the tradition of the English-language film industry, these are the top grossing films that were first released in the USA in 2008...
début film by Aida Begić.
Synopsis
The movie takes place in autumn 1997, in the small Bosniak village of Slavno, in central Bosnia. Only the women and girls are left, along with an old grandfather and a little boy. All of the men have disappeared on account of the Bosnian warBosnian War
The Bosnian War or the War in Bosnia and Herzegovina was an international armed conflict that took place in Bosnia and Herzegovina between April 1992 and December 1995. The war involved several sides...
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The most entrepreneurial of the women, Alma, a young widow, attempts to help the families survive by producing plum jam
Fruit preserves
Fruit preserves are preparations of fruits and sugar, often canned or sealed for long-term storage. The preparation of fruit preserves today often involves adding commercial or natural pectin as a gelling agent, although sugar or honey may be used, as well. Prior to World War II, fruit preserve...
and pastries, but the village is too far away from the market to have any customers. Accidentally, she and another women meet a truck-driver from Zvornik
Zvornik
Zvornik is a city on the Drina river in northeastern Bosnia and Herzegovina, located south of the town of Bijeljina in Bosnia and Herzegovina. The town Mali Zvornik lies directly across the river in Serbia, and not far north is Loznica.-History:Zvornik is first mentioned in 1410, although it was...
, named Hamza, who offers to carry the goods to the market for them on the following Wednesday. However, he does not show up as agreed.
Suddenly Miro and Marc, agents of a Serb-backed foreign company, enter the town and propose to buy the whole area for 70,000 marks
Bosnia and Herzegovina convertible mark
The Bosnia and Herzegovina convertible mark is the currency of Bosnia and Herzegovina. It is divided into 100 fenings...
. After discussing the proposal, half of the women of the village agree, hoping to gain a better life in town. However, Alma and her old and ill mother-in-law Safija resist, even as winter approaches and the village is at risk to remain completely isolated from the outer world. Following a malfunction of their car and a sudden storm, the contract dealers are forced to remain in the village: one of them, Miro, is injured, and finally reveals that the bodies of the lost children are buried in the Blue Cave. All of the villagers travel to find the remains and reconcile with their memories. The day after, the first snow begins falling down softly, as Hamza, the truck-driver who proposed to carry their goods to market, drives in.
Cast
- Zana MarjanovićZana MarjanovićZana Marjanović is a Bosnian actress best known for her role as 'Alma' in the 2008 film Snow. In 2010, she was chosen by Angelina Jolie to play the lead role in her directorial debut In the Land of Blood and Honey.-External links:...
as Alma - Jazna Ornela Bery as Nadja
- Sadžica Šetić as Jasmina
- Vesna Mašić as Safija
- Emir Hadžihafizbegović as Mehmed
- Irena Mulamuhić as Nena Fatima
- Jelena Kordić as Sabrina
- Jasmin Geljo as Miro
- Dejan Spasić as Marc
- Alma Terzić as Lejla
- Muhamed Hadžović as Hamza
- Benjamin Đip as Ali
- Nejla Keškić as Zehra
- Mirna Ždralović as Hana
- Emina Mahmutagić as Azra
Awards
The film was awarded the Grand Prix at the Cannes' Critic's Week, as well as the special prize of the jury at the Chungmuro Film Festival. In addition, was awarded The Church of Iceland award (from the New Vision category), at the Reykjavik International Film FestivalReykjavík International Film Festival
- The festival :Reykjavík International Film Festival , is an international film festival held in Reykjavík, Iceland annually. The festival lasts 11 days each year and emphasizes young talents...
, as well as Brizzolara Family Award for Films of Conflict and Resolution, at the Hamptons International Film Festival
Hamptons International Film Festival
Hamptons International Film Festival was founded to provide a forum for independent filmmakers from around the world to express their vision. The Festival is traditionally held for five days in mid-October in theatre venues from Montauk to Southampton and attracts roughly 15,000 visitors annually...
. The film had also won the Odyssée cinema/Council of Europe Human Rights prize (at the Etoiles et Toiles du cinéma européen festival), Jury's Special Mention at the Montreal Festival du Nouveau Cinema, as well as Special Mention at the 14th Festival on Wheels. The film was awarded special prize for freedom of expression at "Festival autorskog filma" (Belgrade), and at the Trieste Film Festival it won the Special Award of the Jury and the Audience award.
At the Fajr International Film Festival
Fajr International Film Festival
The Fajr Film Festival or Fajr International Film Festival is Iran's annual film festival, held every February in Tehran.The festival, started in 1982, is under the supervision of the Ministry of Culture in Iran...
the film won the awards for best direction and best film, while at Birds eye View Film Festival it won an award for the best feature film. At the 52nd San Francisco International Film Festival
San Francisco International Film Festival
San Francisco International Film Festival is the oldest continuously running film festival in the Americas. Organized by the San Francisco Film Society, the International is held each spring for two weeks, presenting an average of 150 films from over 50 countries...
, Begić won the New Directors Award. The film won the main prize, the Capital Focus Award, at the Filmfest DC 2009 as well as the special award of the jury at the Tetouan Mediterranean Film Festival, and it was also pronounced the Grand Prix winner of the Prague International Film Festival. At the Sguardi Altrove International Women's Film Festival, the film received the special mention. Begić also won the award for the best screenplay at the International Festival of Muslim Cinema.
The film has been nominated for the European Discovery award (a part of European Film Awards), and it was also chosen as a candidate of Bosnia and Herzegovina for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film.