Draga Ljiljana - Dear Ljiljana

I made a search for Ljiljana, my childhood, my homeland, in other words my past; it seemed that something insoluble was blocking my way. Sentimental images and memories clouded my view somewhat as I traveled through Bosnia-Herzegovina toward the sea.
While tracking down our common past, I paid a visit to my homeland for the first time in eight years. The characters in this film are searching for a place of their own, a home, in the same way that I was searching for my childhood friend. My countrymen and women who fled to Vienna carry the burdens of their escape on their backs, and they later visit Bosnia in the futile hope of finding a part of their past and their homeland.

(Nina Kusturica)

Orig. Title
Draga Ljiljana - Liebe Ljiljana
Year
2000
Country
Austria
Duration
31 min
Director
Nina Kusturica
Category
Documentary
Orig. Language
Various
Subtitles
English
Credits
Director
Nina Kusturica
Script
Nina Kusturica
Cinematography
Eva Testor
Music
Abad Kusturica
Editing
Julia Pontiller
Sound
Marco Antoniazzi
Production
Nina Kusturica
Production Manager
Christoph Ziereis
Available Formats
16 mm (Distribution Copy)
Aspect Ratio
1:1,37
Sound Format
mono
Frame Rate
24 fps
Festivals (Selection)
2000
Graz - Diagonale, Festival des österreichischen Films
Duisburg - Duisburger Filmwoche