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An Episode in the Life of an Iron Picker ()

Epizoda u zivotu beraca zeljeza (original title)
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A Roma family lives far from the urban centres of Bosnia-Herzegovina. The father Nazif salvages metal from old cars and sells it to a scrap-dealer. The mother Senada keeps the house tidy, cooks, bakes and cares for their two small... See more »
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Nazif
Senada Alimanovic ...
Senada
Semsa Mujic ...
Semsa
Sandra Mujic ...
Sandra

Directed by

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Danis Tanovic

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Danis Tanovic ... (screenplay)

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Amra Baksic Camo ... producer
Adnan Besirovic ... line producer
Adis Djapo ... line producer
Danijel Hocevar ... co-producer
Cédomir Kolar ... producer

Cinematography by

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Erol Zubcevic

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Timur Makarevic

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Janez Ferlan ... colorist
Salem Kapic-Kantardzic ... colorist
Redzinald Simek ... assistant editor

Production Management

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Emir Dzino ... unit manager

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Bojan Hadzihalilovic ... graphic designer
Enes Huseincehajic ... graphic designer
Amer Mrzljak ... graphic designer

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Tarik Beslija ... sound recordist
Samir Foco ... re-recording mixer / supervising sound editor
Rudi Jesenicnik ... sound assistant (as Rudi Jesecnik)

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Amel Djikoli ... first assistant camera
Filip Djuric ... still photographer
Dejan Vekic ... still photographer

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Haris Kamencic ... driver

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Mirza Ajnadzic ... researcher
Malka Alic ... production coordinator
Lamija Djapo ... production accountant (as Lamija Muminovic)
Richard Lormand ... publicity: International
Marcin J. Sobczak ... international publicity w/Film Press Plus
Claire Viroulaud ... press attache france
Mandy Krause ... in-house project manager (uncredited)

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Plot Summary

A Roma family lives far from the urban centres of Bosnia-Herzegovina. The father Nazif salvages metal from old cars and sells it to a scrap-dealer. The mother Senada keeps the house tidy, cooks, bakes and cares for their two small daughters. One day, she feels a sharp pain in her abdomen. At the hospital she is told there is something wrong with the baby she is carrying: "They say it's dead." She is at risk of septicaemia and they must operate immediately. But Senada has no medical insurance; since the operation will cost much more than the family can afford the hospital's head refuses to treat her. A race against time together with a mounting sense of hopelessness played by a cast of non-professional actors re-enacting an episode from their own lives. Winner of the Silver Bear Jury Grand Prix and the Silver Bear for best actor at the Berlin Film Festival 2013. Written by Anonymous

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Also Known As
  • La femme du ferrailleur (France)
  • Epizoda v zivljenju zbiralca zeleza (Slovenia)
  • Episodio della vita di un raccoglitore di ferro (Italy)
  • An Episode in the Life of an Iron Picker (United States)
  • An Episode in the Life of an Iron Picker (World-wide, English title)
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  • 75 min
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Budget EUR30,000 (estimated)

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Trivia Official submission of Bosnia and Herzegovina to the 86th Academy Awards 2014 for the Best Foreign Language Film category. See more »
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