Tilva Ros (2010)

Bor, Serbia, once the largest copper mine, now just the biggest hole in Europe. Small union protests are going on. Toda and Stefan are best friends, skaters, who spend their first summer ... See full summary »

Director:

Nikola Lezaic

Writer:

Nikola Lezaic (screenplay)

Stars:

Marko Todorovic, Stefan Djordjevic, Dunja Kovacevic

6 wins & 8 nominations.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Marko Todorovic	...	Toda
Stefan Djordjevic	...	Stefan
Dunja Kovacevic	...	Dunja
Marko Milenkovic	...	Mare
Nenad Stanisavljevic	...	Mekica
Nenad Ivanovic	...	Shorty
Filip Maksimovic	...	Fica
Milos Petrovic	...	Misa
Nenad Miladinovic	...	Sone
Vlatko Ristov	...	Vlatko
Nikola Milovanovic	...	Kina
Bosko Djordjevic	...	Bosko
Aleksandar Pavlovic	...	Pile
Milan Radosavljevic	...	Milan
Radoje Cupic	...	Toda's dad

Storyline

Bor, Serbia, once the largest copper mine, now just the biggest hole in Europe. Small union protests are going on. Toda and Stefan are best friends, skaters, who spend their first summer after finishing high school. Stefan's going to Belgrade to the University in fall. Toda says he wouldn't apply to the University even if he had the money. They spend time shooting "Jackass-like" videos and hanging out with Dunja, who came back from France for her holidays, and get into a quiet battle for her attention. In that strange relationship of dying friendship and rivalry they try to get ahead of each other. But when small union protest evolves into a huge riot their destructiveness will tie them together.

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Plot Keywords:

girl | french | freaking out | sleeping | supermarket | 

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Genres:

Drama | Romance

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Certificate:

Not Rated

Details

Official Sites:

Official Blog Official site

Country:

Serbia

Language:

Serbian

Release Date:

2010 (Romania)

Also Known As:

Tilva Rosh

Filming Locations:

Bor, Serbia

Company Credits

Production Co:

Film House Kiselo Dete

Technical Specs

Runtime:

99 min

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.39:1

Did You Know?

Soundtracks

SOME TIME WE HAD
by PRIVACY

User Reviews

Not boring on average, but lack of promised drama left me confused and disappointed

I must admit being confused about this film. I was certainly not bored during its 102 minutes, but I was expecting some real contents, for instance the dramatic developments mentioned in the film announcement.

The young characters in the film acted believably and consistently, which may not come as a surprise as many of them were playing themselves. Similarly, the various landscapes and especially the skating "facilities" were beautiful. That alone makes this movie worth seeing.

But that is where my positive experiences end. The promised "two boys around one girl" drama fell short. It was hardly noticeable, only a little bit near the end (what did I miss?). Further, the coming painful separation due to some moving to university and others staying behind, could only be deduced from the synopsis, and was not a visible element in the movie. This is just logical, in my opinion, since these pains are bound to be felt half a year later, when people discover they are growing apart, and that contacts are doomed to falter, despite earlier vows to never let that happen.

All in all, I'm surprised to read that this film won several prizes. I obviously must have overlooked an important piece of the puzzle. For instance, the purpose of the subdivision in four parts was puzzling, as I saw no essential scene changes or other markings that something different was coming up.

I saw the 1st screening (out of 4) at the Rotterdam filmfestival 2011. The number of attendants at that time was unusually low (75 max), and around 1/3 left half way. As said, I was not bored. Hence I had no reason to leave prematurely, vaguely hoping that something essential had been saved to the end. If it was there, I missed it.