Scene from the film Unplugged
Scene from the film Unplugged
Scene from the film Unplugged
Scene from the film Unplugged

Unplugged

Direction
Year 
2013
Country
  • Serbia
  • Finland
Duration
51min 
Audio Tracks 
Subtitles 

With the right technology, a leaf from a tree can sound like a full-fledged musical instrument. We learn this in the amusing and beautiful film about a small Serbian village, which throws all its love on what must be the most primitive instrument ever. In true Tarkovsky-style, the film begins with windy treetops in slow motion, and while life slowly and silently passes in the village, an unusual and taciturn friendship evolves between three people. For when the autumn leaves fall from the trees, the leaf amateurs Josip and Petar get together, and with the help of the eccentric 'grandma lo-fi' Vera, they learn the phonetics of the leaves. Even if Vera now is an elderly lady with lipstick on her cheeks and a hobby of letting off fireworks, she tells cock-and-bull stories about a past in the clothing industry and at a private detective agency! Vera teaches her grey-haired students to play on leaves and laughs at Josip's lack of talent, who in spite of the fact that he can play 20 other instruments ends up in frustration: 'The first guy who wanted to play this beat his own brains out, I'm sure'. CPH:DOX

Details

  • Original title
    Unplugged
  • Direction
  • Screenplay
    Mladen Kovacevic
  • DOP
    Pablo Ferro
  • Editing
    Natasa Damnjanovic
  • Music
    Nemanja Mosurovic
  • Sound
    Aleksandar Protic
  • Duration
    51 min (46-90 min.)
  • Year
    2013
  • Country
    • Serbia
    • Finland
  • Colour
    • Colour
  • Production
      • Horopter Film Production
      • Vardarska 12
      • 11000 Beograd
      • Serbia
      • e-mail: info@horopter.rs
  • Festivals
    • Visions du Réel 2013 , Switzerland
    • Hot Docs 2013 , Canada
    • FIDMarseille 2013 , France
    • RAINDANCE 2013 , UK
    • DOK Leipzig, Germany
  • Awards
    • Best Film Award at BELDOCS IDFF, Belgrade 2013
    • Best Documentary Feature and the Award for Best Director at AcampaDoc, Panama 2014

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