Sweet Smoke of the Fatherland
79 mins
This film is a triptych with three stories, involving three characters. They live in different parts of Europe: Western Europe -Catalonia (Spain); Eastern Europe -Lithuania; and in the new Europe -Georgia (Akhazia). They have experienced, in different parts of the 20Th century, civil wars and dictatorships. They share the same fate: they stayed where they were born. This film is about people who decide to do nothing in times of war, oppression and occupation. They choose a life amidst the ruins of their past. Even when this choice leads to loneliness: living a dream, not a reality. Alone, between the graves of their loved ones, they spend their last days. They have frozen their lives by protecting themselves from the outside world.
Masha Novikova
Screenplay
Frank van den Engel
Producer
Patrick Minks
Editor
Willemijn Cerutti
Producer
Masha Novikova
Director
Rik Meier
Boom Operator
Tom Bijnen
Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Vladas Naudžius
Director of Photography