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Faruk Sokolović
Writing
Biography
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Filmography Movies
Acting
Back Up
A man, old, decrepit, terrified, in a house with his friend Goran. Outside he wanders aimlessly, seeing enemies in both neighbours and foreigners. Ena, a journalist, arrives in the village, to film a story on heritage guardians. Through her camera lens she discovers a strange Man, secretly watching. His „hiding place“ has been exposed. Ilness and reality clash. In the house a threat appears, a wartime lover, with the message that the devil has come to collect his due. A stormy night and fateful encounters. To run or to fight and face it all? And return?
The Man Who Could Tell North from the South
The plot takes place in pre-war Yugoslavia, and the protagonist, interpreted by Zvonko Lepetic, is Jefto, a prison guard who lives with his family as a tenant in a basement. The plot shows how, convinced that he is destined for great things, he betrays his family, a friend and subordinates everything to his vanity.
Duran
“Duran” is a story about the reality of the Bosnian-Herzegovinian society, about the forgotten workers and the peasants, about abandoned generations who get fired in their 50s, about dreams, love and friendship, crimes and punishment.
The Silver Fox
The action takes place in a Bosnian town during the Second World War and shows how anti-fascist illegals try to protect their intelligence network from the Germans and their Ustasha allies.
The Switchman
A story about a train switchman, his cat Velja and friends at work. Once tidy and upright after the death of his wife, he became unfit even at his job, which he did diligently. Soft-hearted, sociable, he began to associate with a glass and a bottle.
Production
Duran
“Duran” is a story about the reality of the Bosnian-Herzegovinian society, about the forgotten workers and the peasants, about abandoned generations who get fired in their 50s, about dreams, love and friendship, crimes and punishment.
Duran
“Duran” is a story about the reality of the Bosnian-Herzegovinian society, about the forgotten workers and the peasants, about abandoned generations who get fired in their 50s, about dreams, love and friendship, crimes and punishment.
Milky Way
Two married couples of different religions and social status decide to swap their wives so they could all emigrate to New Zealand in an easier way.
Milky Way
Two married couples of different religions and social status decide to swap their wives so they could all emigrate to New Zealand in an easier way.
The Tunnel
The plot of this film is set in an idyllic village in the middle of Bosnia, connected with outer world only with a tunnel. Story begins in 1996, when refugees in a police escort come close to their, due to war abandoned, homeland and a tunnel - their only connection with the world.
The Tunnel
The plot of this film is set in an idyllic village in the middle of Bosnia, connected with outer world only with a tunnel. Story begins in 1996, when refugees in a police escort come close to their, due to war abandoned, homeland and a tunnel - their only connection with the world.
You Don't Know Martin
A subtle play of characters, in which people who live isolated lives in concrete skyscrapers are tempted in particular situations.
Macedonian
A tale of victory of humanism over revenge motif. Amir Reko (nicknamed "Macedonian", but actually Bosnian Muslim by ethnicity), the ex-captain of Yugoslav People's Army, saved lives of 44 Serb civilians during the siege of Gorazde in 1992. He went through personal and professional temptation during the war, while plenty of other officers ended up in Hague or other international criminal courts across Europe.
Macedonian
A tale of victory of humanism over revenge motif. Amir Reko (nicknamed "Macedonian", but actually Bosnian Muslim by ethnicity), the ex-captain of Yugoslav People's Army, saved lives of 44 Serb civilians during the siege of Gorazde in 1992. He went through personal and professional temptation during the war, while plenty of other officers ended up in Hague or other international criminal courts across Europe.
Back Up
A man, old, decrepit, terrified, in a house with his friend Goran. Outside he wanders aimlessly, seeing enemies in both neighbours and foreigners. Ena, a journalist, arrives in the village, to film a story on heritage guardians. Through her camera lens she discovers a strange Man, secretly watching. His „hiding place“ has been exposed. Ilness and reality clash. In the house a threat appears, a wartime lover, with the message that the devil has come to collect his due. A stormy night and fateful encounters. To run or to fight and face it all? And return?