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“Village without Women”, a funny and poignant documentary by Serbian director Srdjan Sarenac was screened at AUBG on Monday, February 3rd.
The documentary captures the story of three Serbian brothers, Zoran, Dragan and Rodoljub who live in
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the remote and ''womanless'' village, Zabrdje, on the top of a mountain.
The three brothers spend their time on a farm with 70 sheep and one rooster, that like his owners, also remains unmarried. The threesome decided that the rooster will stay a bachelor until they themselves find wives. Their hobbies include taking care of the farm, cutting out provocative images of girls from their Playboy magazines and sticking them to the walls of their house. The brothers know that no Serbian woman will come and live with them in the small village,simply because girls are too eager to flee the unpopular locations.
Zoran, however, who is the eldest brother, decides that Albania is the perfect place to find a spouse. So, he embarks, halfheartedly, on a journey that eventually brings him no luck.
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The director of “Village without Women” shared with the audience via Skype, that in the end the film comprised 100 shooting days. The filming process strung over a period of two and a half years and totaled 75 hours of footage. Sarenac mentioned that “working with your characters is like entering a marriage,” he had to spend a lot of time with the brothers so they could get used to the camera and act more natural. For this purpose he also had to camp on their farm alongside the director of photography, Pablo Ferro Zivanovic.
You are probably wondering if any of them got married in the end? You'll have to watch the movie and see for yourselves, but we can tell you that much - the film definitely got more people interested in their story.
The documentary, complemented by catchy Balkan tunes and idyllic scenery, gradually explores Balkan stereotypes and all sorts of ethnic prejudices, all dotted with a dose of good old local humor. For more details about the movie, visit its official webpage.
The images used are courtesy of http://www.villagewithoutwomen.com/.
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the remote and ''womanless'' village, Zabrdje, on the top of a mountain.
The three brothers spend their time on a farm with 70 sheep and one rooster, that like his owners, also remains unmarried. The threesome decided that the rooster will stay a bachelor until they themselves find wives. Their hobbies include taking care of the farm, cutting out provocative images of girls from their Playboy magazines and sticking them to the walls of their house. The brothers know that no Serbian woman will come and live with them in the small village,simply because girls are too eager to flee the unpopular locations.
Zoran, however, who is the eldest brother, decides that Albania is the perfect place to find a spouse. So, he embarks, halfheartedly, on a journey that eventually brings him no luck.
[caption id="attachment_18327" align="alignleft" width="270" caption="Director Srdjan Sarenac receving Ivica Matic Award - Sarajevo film festival"][/caption]
The director of “Village without Women” shared with the audience via Skype, that in the end the film comprised 100 shooting days. The filming process strung over a period of two and a half years and totaled 75 hours of footage. Sarenac mentioned that “working with your characters is like entering a marriage,” he had to spend a lot of time with the brothers so they could get used to the camera and act more natural. For this purpose he also had to camp on their farm alongside the director of photography, Pablo Ferro Zivanovic.
You are probably wondering if any of them got married in the end? You'll have to watch the movie and see for yourselves, but we can tell you that much - the film definitely got more people interested in their story.
The documentary, complemented by catchy Balkan tunes and idyllic scenery, gradually explores Balkan stereotypes and all sorts of ethnic prejudices, all dotted with a dose of good old local humor. For more details about the movie, visit its official webpage.
The images used are courtesy of http://www.villagewithoutwomen.com/.