THE LONG VACATION

Documentaries

Directed by: Damjan Kozole

Duration: 1 h 20 min

Format: Digitalno

Code: 431104

EAN: 3838898431104

Citizens of the former Yugoslavia who after the declaration of independence did not apply for Slovenian citizenship were without warning in February 1992 deleted from the register of permanent residents. »In this film, I did not preoccupy with numbers, I was not interested in how many people had been erased or, who was responsible for that. I just wanted to show the fate of three young people, who had experienced the birth and development of this state first hand« (Damjan Kozole, director). Recipient of the Vesna Award for the best documentary film at the Festival of Slovenian Film in 2012.

SYNOPSIS

Thirteen year-old Alex went on vacation to Serbia. For four years, he was unable to return home to the country where he was born. He stayed on »vacation« for twenty years. Nisveta arrived from Bosnia thirty years ago. After the independence, she gave birth to a daughter who did not officially exist for the first two years of her life. When she was a teenager, Katarina lost her parents, her flat, and her documents … Three stories of young people who the state of Slovenia erased from all records in February 1992, just over half a year after it gained independence. They became the so-called »erased«. So did approximately 20.000 others.

ABOUT THE FILM

The film presents Aleksandar Jovanović, Katarina Keček Stojanović, Nisveta Lovec, Katarina Kresal, Matevž Krivic, dr. Aleksander Doplihar, Katarina Kresal, Lojze Peterle and Slavko Debelak. The director is Damjan Kozole, the screenwriter is Irena Pan, the director of photography is Rok Plešnar, the editor is Jurij Moškon, author of the music is Aleksander Jovanović - Ingredient and the producer is Danijel Hočevar from Vertigo.