Fuse (2003)
"Gori vatra" (original title)

Two years after the Bosnian civil war, a town that is slowly rebuilding itself must whip together a democracy when it's announced the U.S. President Bill Clinton might be paying a visit.

Director:

Pjer Zalica

Writer:

Pjer Zalica

Stars:

Enis Beslagic, Bogdan Diklic, Sasa Petrovic

7 wins & 4 nominations.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Enis Beslagic	...	Faruk
Bogdan Diklic	...	Zaim
Sasa Petrovic	...	Husnija
Izudin Bajrovic	...	Mugdim
Jasna Zalica	...	Hitka
Senad Basic	...	Velija
Admir Glamocak	...	Hamdo
Emir Hadzihafizbegovic	...	Stanko
Fedja Stukan	...	Adnan
Gordana Boban	...	Prevodilica
Aleksandar Seksan	...	Pic
Hubert Kramar	...	Supervizor
Almir Cehajic	...	Osman (as Almir Cehajic-Batko)
Ana Vilenica	...	Azra
Amra Kapidzic	...	Amra

Storyline

In the Bosnian town of Tesanj, not long after the Balkan war, land mines claim victims, corruption is rampant, women are trafficked into Serbia, but there's a sort of peace. Zaim, the retired police chief, has alcoholic visions of his dead son Adnan, whose body's missing. Adnan's siblings, Faruk and Azra, watch their father's decline. It's announced that President Clinton will pay Tesanj a visit to see the new harmony. Whores are hidden from sight, Serbs are trucked in to integrate the neighborhood; the children's choir learns "House of the Rising Sun." Meanwhile, Faruk wants to sort out his brother's death to bring some peace to his house. Can it work out? Irony is everywhere.

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Genres:

Comedy | Drama

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Details

Official Sites:

official site

Country:

Bosnia and Herzegovina Austria Turkey France

Language:

Serbian Bosnian English

Release Date:

28 April 2004 (France)

Also Known As:

Fuse

Company Credits

Production Co:

Refresh Production, Novotny & Novotny Filmproduktion GmbH, Ciné-Sud Promotion

Technical Specs

Runtime:

105 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

User Reviews

Pjer Zalica, a name to remember

When I looked at the vote I could not believe it scored a 6.9. I'm happy to see that many voters gave this film a straight 10, which I concur with wholeheartedly. Surely the 1's and 2's are not about the film, possibly politically motivated. The film has a lot to tell, and does so in a very intelligent way. These are real people, the thin veneer of magic realism adds to the atmosphere and reminds us of how absurd life often is. The film shows us the aftermath of an ethnic conflict, yet irony beats tragedy, game, set and match in this film. Superb acting, fast paced, good montage. History tends to paint big events in black and white, yet with this film the viewer realizes again that on a human scale life if full of nuances.