Festival 2009Lost in Transition

LOST IN TRANSITION RATACITI ÎN TRANZITIE
Documentary Specifications	Biography / Biografie
View Trailer / Official Website LOST IN TRANSITION RĂTĂCIŢI ÎN TRANZIŢIE Lost in transition Thom Vander Beken Belgium 2008 60 min. Director: Thom Vander Beken Photography: Rik Zang Editor: Simone Rau Production Company: Bart van Langendonck / Savage Film Productions World Distribution & Sales: Savage Film Productions Address: Bart van Langendonck / Savage Film Productions, Sqaure Sans Souci, 2, Brussels, 1050, Belgium Tel./ Fax: 0032476551153 E-mail: This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it	THOM VANDER BEKEN M.D. in Dutch and English Literature. M.D. in Directing. Master în Literatura Engleză şi Olandeză. Master în Regie.
	Filmography / Filmografie
	2007 - Grand Tour 2004 - Alice 2002 - Ik droomde Ons
	Awards / Premii
	Prize at COURTizane Film Festival, Belgium The student’s award at the Viewpoint Film Festival

Synopsis / Sinopsis

Dado was born and spent his childhood in a peaceful village in Croatia. When the war, which was to put an end to Yugoslavia, started, his family had to move to Belgrade. During his teenage years, his mother went to work in Germany, followed shortly by his father. The children were left to take care of themselves. Dado is one of the many confused young Serbians, who grew up with neither parents nor models to pursue, except the false heroes of the war (either military or politicians). Dado dreams to become a professional actor, same as his father once dreamed, while others take refuge in music (classical or hip-hop), patriotism and revolt or religion. Through these characters, Thom Vander Beken makes a portrait of a generation going astray, that has to part with the past in order to enjoy the future. At the same time, the author aims to find the values and heroes of the present-day Serb youth.

Dado s-a născut şi a copilărit într-un sat liniștit din Croația. Când a început războiul care avea să pună capăt Iugoslaviei, familia sa a fost nevoită să se mute în Belgrad. În adolescență, mama lui a plecat la muncă în Germania, urmată la scut timp de tatăl lui. Copiii au rămas să-și poarte singuri de grijă. Dado este unul dintre numeroșii tineri sârbi confuzi, care au crescut fie fără părinți și modele de urmat, fie cu falși eroi aduși de război (militari sau politicieni). Dado visează să devină actor profesionist, cum visase odinioară și tatăl său, în timp ce alții se refugiază în muzică (clasică sau hip-hop), patriotism și revoltă sau religie. Prin intermediul acestor personaje, Thom Vander Beken realizează un portret al unei generații în derivă, care trebuie să se desprindă de trecut pentru a se bucura de viitor. În același timp, autorul își propune să afle care sunt valorile și eroii tinerilor sârbi de azi.

ASTRA FILM FESTIVAL 2009

Programming / Programare
Monday 26 - Hall A - 21h10 / Luni 26 - Sala A - 21h10
Thursday 29 - Hall B - 23h10 / Joi 29 - Sala B - 23h10

Films in Europa Competition / Filme in Competitie - Europa
AGAINST BLOOD JUSTICE , Nathalie Rossetti & Turi Finocchiaro, France
ALYOSHA , Meelis Muhu, Estonia
AT HOME ANYWHERE , Judith Vrerinks, The Netherlands
BACK PASSING , Jaro Vojtek, Slovakia
BERLIN, KREUZBERG 36 , Angeliki Aristomenopoulou, Greece
THE FLOWER BRIDGE , Thomas Ciulei, Romania
IVETKA AND THE MOUNTAIN , Janecek Vit, Czech Republic
LOOK AT THE LIFE THROUGH MY EYES , Marija Dzidzeva, Croatia
LOST IN TRANSITION , Thom Vander Beken, Belgium
LOST WORLD , Gyula Nemes, Hungary
MY CLASS - FROM RUSSIA WITH RELATIVITY , Ekaterina Eremenko, Germany
PEACE FOR ALL , Elizabeta Koneska, Macedonia
PEOPLE DREAMS ACTIONS , Andreas Stiglmayr, Germany
ROUGE NOWA HUTA , Blandine Huk & Frederic Cousseau, France
SHADOW OF THE HOLY BOOK , Arto Halonen, Finland
SINGING , Rossella Schillaci, Italy
SOUL , Marina Anedda, Italy
YOU LIVE AND BURN , Iiris Harma, Finland

FESTIVAL PROGRAM

film screenings

AFF09 Film Program (.pdf)

Mo.26 | Tu.27 | We.28 | Th.29

Fr.30 | Sa.31 | Su.01

events

Mo.26 - Su.01

FILM ARCHIVE

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