Beautiful, hard hitting, but still both simple and realistic. One of the most beautiful movies I've ever seen. I saw it the first time in 1997 I think and I've seen it at least twenty times so far and it grows bigger every time. I love this movie and can't give any bad comments about it. Some amy say there are some
beautiful scenes here and some ugly scenes there, but I love it just like it is and it's hard to change that.
Firs, the the acting is excellent and the main character Rade Serbedzija does a wonderful work as a cynical, down-to-earth photographer, who knows he can't
escape his destiny and identity, Katrin Cartlidge does an equally impressive job, as well as a lot o the Macedonian bad and good guys of the film.
Secondly, the cinematography wonderfully depicts the harsh Macedonian
landscapes and sceneries, as well as the torn souls of the land. The music has the same impact and feels so natural with the cinematography.
Finally, I could never complaint about the directors excellent work. This was his debut if I'm not wrong and that was very promising, but I suppose this was his "Citizen Kane" and it'll probably be impossible to make anything similar.
One rarely sees anything from Macedonia.But this is not only good for
Macedonian cinema, it should have won the Oscar that year.
