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'Die Brcke am Ibar' (English festival release title 'My Beautiful Country') is a 2012 German film directed by Michaela Kezele, set in 1999 during the Kosovo War. The film stars Serbian, Bosnian and Croatian actors Zrinka Cvitei, Miel Matievi, Andrija Nikcevic, and Neboja orevi.[http://www.goethe.de/ins/id/lp/prj/gci/fil/dbi/deindex.htm Die Brcke am Ibar - Goethe-Institut] "1999, mitten in Europa tobt ein Krieg: NATO-Kampfjets bombardieren den Kosovo, um die Kmpfe zwischen Serben und Albanern zu beenden" The film received a Special Mention, German Cinema New Talent Category at the Munich Film Festival - Bayerischer Filmpreis 2013 Young Talent Award, Audience prize at the Biberach Film Festival 2012, the Audience Award at the Arras Film Festival and the Diploma for Best Film at the Pula Film Festival.[https://www.festivalscope.com/film/my-beautiful-country My Beautiful Country (Die Brcke am Ibar) Germany 2012; 88 min] "Special Mention, German Cinema New Talent Category - Munich FF Audience Award - Arras FF Diploma for Best Film - Pula FF " It also won the Torch Award for best film at the 14th Pyongyang International Film Festival.http://newscontent.cctv.com/NewJsp/news.jsp?fileId=261496

Plot



Kosovo, 1999. As the civil war between Serbs and Albanians rages, hatred has replaced tolerance, and towns are brutally divided along ethnic lines. The young Serbian widow Danica (Zrinka Cvitei) lives with her two sons Vlado (Andrija Nikevi) and Danilo (Milo Mesarovi) in a predominantly Serbian community close to a small town which the River Ibar divides into an Albanian and a Serbian section. The death of Danica's husband at the hands of the Albanians has left profound traces in the family. Little Danilo has not spoken a word since, and Vlado has become a hooky-playing loner who dreams of owning a bright blue bicycle. In order to be able to afford it, he dives into the Ibar every day to catch fish which the kiosk owner buys from him for a few coins. In spite of the war, everyone in the community strives to lead normal lives. But one day, Danica returns from town to find a seriously injured Kosovo-Albanian soldier, Ramiz (Miel Matievi), in her house. Though aware that he is on the run from the Serbian militia, Danica takes Ramiz in and nurses him...

Cast



*Zrinka Cvitei as Danica

*Miel Matievi as Ramiz

*Andrija Nikevi as Vlado

*Milo Mesarovi as Danilo

*Ema Simovic as Nana

*Ana Markovi as Milena

*Milo Timotijevi as Igor

*Danica Ristovski as Jelena

*Slavko timac as Kiosk owner

*Ljubomir Bandovi as Bicycle shop owner

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