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A short film made at the Berlinale Talent Campus Garage Studio 2008.

Writer/Director: Alexander Frank (Switzerland)
Director of Photography: Dian Zagorchinov (Bulgaria)
Production Designer: Tatiana Belova (Germany)
Editor: Tal Brog (Israel)

With: Langston Uibel, Rainer Strecker, Lisa Marie Janke

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  • Radoslav Karapetkov 2 years ago
    Go, Go, Bulgarian DoPs! :))
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  • Eric E. Anderson 2 years ago
    Beautifully shot, wonderful talent. Tugs on the "strings" of my heart.
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  • Rare Bird Flicks 2 years ago
    It's a very, very mad world.
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  • Blake Whitman staff 2 years ago
    It was either him or the puppet.

    Nice work.
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  • elliott cable 2 years ago
    I may be stupid, but I guess I kind of miss the sentiment.

    Is it some sort of anti-war protest? Were I in a situation like that of the second guy, I probably would have done the exact same thing, maybe minus some of the finesse with the puppet. Just enough to get the kid distracted.

    Or maybe I'm missing the point entirely. Who knows, these things are often beyond me.

    In any case, beyond the purpose, the videography and acting are first class, or above. Beautiful shot, well planned and well executed.
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  • ße ωell ;-) plus 2 years ago
    wow...
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  • Murphy Randle 2 years ago
    I will say the cinematography was gorgeous, but the story was lost on me. In the acting and story writing I failed to see in the first place why they were in that building, and then at the end, there seemed no point to the whole situation.

    Aside from that, once again, beautiful cinematography :)
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  • Peter 2 years ago
    elliott cable .....
    "I may be stupid, but I guess I kind of miss the sentiment.

    Is it some sort of anti-war protest? Were I in a situation like that of the second guy, I probably would have done the exact same thing, maybe minus some of the finesse with the puppet. Just enough to get the kid distracted.

    Or maybe I'm missing the point entirely. Who knows, these things are often beyond me.

    In any case, beyond the purpose, the videography and acting are first class, or above. Beautiful shot, well planned and well executed. "

    ....i feel the same way




    ......i just can't bellive what i just saw here....is this the Michael Moore people?

    I THINK WE SHOULD LIVE POLITICS OUT OF THIS WANDERFUL SITE.

    Peter
  • Ralph Lindsen 2 years ago
    why? shouldn't everyone be free to choose the subject he or she wants to make a film about?

    i hope we can leave censorship out of this wonderful site
  • Radoslav Karapetkov 2 years ago
    Yes, no censorship, please.
  • MariaNYC plus 1 year ago
    yes- censorship kills culture... to say the least.
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  • RJH 2 years ago
    Huh, I don't get the point of it too be honest. What's good: Cinematography. What's bad: The story goes nowhere imo. Bad accent the actor uses. Next time please use an actor that speaks english as a mother tongue. But overall it was good.
  • Blake Whitman staff 2 years ago
    I see it more as a vignette than a story. I can see this scene as part of a bigger whole, leaving me to fill in the rest of the story with my imagination. And for that, I think it does a great job.

    I certainly don't think the actor needs to speak English as a mother tongue, especially since the soldiers appear to be UN peace keepers from the looks of it. I think it wouldn't make as much sense if the actor didn't have an accent.

    Constructive criticism isn't "what's bad" its "i think you could work on this."
  • Evan Walsh 2 years ago
    @bestat isn't that kind of racist? They are definitely not American military, so making them American wouldn't make more sense.

    Sigh.
  • VendelasCity 1 year ago
    I think some of you are missing the point... which is: War is Hell.
  • Bill plus 1 year ago
    War is hell.
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  • Russell Wynne plus 2 years ago
    Not quite the ending I was expecting.
    I loved the cinematography and soundtrack. Those were masterfully executed.
    The story was painful, but gripped me none-the-less.
    Nicely done.
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  • Jonathan Rivera 2 years ago
    WOW I actually teared up at the end. I never expected the roles to reverse like they did. Very moving and very sad at the same time. Almost a reflection of how the world is that we live in today.

    Wonderful work and beautifully shot.
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  • Justin Gum 2 years ago
    Amazing videography, but I feel that it would've done better without the music. While it was meant to create some sort of personal rising action, I just felt that it was not fitting in terms of the subject matter.

    Still... Very good videography and a great short overall!
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  • ash H 2 years ago
    damn! that was hot. great cinematography. i thought the storytelling was effective.
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  • Joe 2 years ago
    very nice work, videography was well done. story line drew you in and the ending was a surprise.
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  • POAQ 2 years ago
    That dumb bitch owes him a blow job!!
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  • robertanderson plus 2 years ago
    i thought the story was great, it shouldn't be explaining too much about the rest of the situation so you can focus on what's happening here and the relation between the actors. But to be honest I kinda guessed the outcome once he pulled out the puppet and began to play. Love the color work and cinematography!
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  • Indigoverse 2 years ago
    It caught me off gaurd!, I really enjoyed this...
    Thank You for being so talented =P
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  • ConnectEnt 2 years ago
    Wonderful job! Great use of light.
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  • Gen X 2 years ago
    Es triste, intenso y lamentable que existan situaciones como esa en la vida real... la guerra es horrible.
    Recomiendo Zeitgeist:
    video.google.es/videoplay?docid=8883910961351786332
  • VendelasCity 1 year ago
    Si... la guerra es horrible.
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  • One of the most beautiful short movies I've seen in the latest years.
    Good acting, directing, light. Moving story.
    Congratulations. Loved it!!!
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  • Fabio Capponi plus 2 years ago
    Good subject, great sequence and photography, the child, the marionette, the peace keeper. I like it.
    Congratulations.
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  • Ayz Waraich 2 years ago
    outstanding.

    Really good work here.
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  • Paunch Line 2 years ago
    Excellent short film; including the story, cinematography, music, lighting, set and acting (accents as well). Critiquing a work of art is rarely objective. Perhaps if viewers saw the boy grab the weapon from his dying father and shoot the UN troops as they burst into the room that would satisfy the ‘missing story line’ critics. I for one appreciate not being pummeled with too much information.
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  • Magic Bob 2 years ago
    Hardcore
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  • Milena Surducan 2 years ago
    very very impressive
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  • kiro 2 years ago
    Great work. Compliments
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  • Pedro Miguel 2 years ago
    great work, great story, great light... the best in Vimeo so far
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  • Sanchez 1 year ago
    world :s
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  • Inx 1 year ago
    wonderful!!!
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  • Tessalieni 1 year ago
    DEEP!!! and WONDERFUL!!!
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  • Oscar Amezcua 1 year ago
    absolutely beautiful! Great Work!!! What camera did u use? Wonderful!
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  • Dian Zagorchinov 1 year ago
    Thank you. It was Canon XL H1 camera.
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  • Oscar Amezcua 1 year ago
    did you record to tape? or an external Hard Drive? thanks
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  • Dian Zagorchinov 1 year ago
    It was recorded directly on a hard drive in ProRes 4:2:2 codec.
  • Pedro Miguel 1 year ago
    what type of hard drive? with firewire or hd-sdi? because it looks fantastic
  • Dian Zagorchinov 1 year ago
    It was hd-sdi link, I don't remember the hard drive type.
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  • Oscar Amezcua 1 year ago
    thanks!!!
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  • jeanjean 1 year ago
    wow!
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  • Jan van der Meer plus 1 year ago
    Compliments
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  • Dian Zagorchinov 1 year ago
    Thank you all for your feedback. You can have a glimpse at the set of the movie here:
    facebook.com/photo.php?pid=393200&l=90546&id=659032744
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  • MariaNYC plus 1 year ago
    OMG- someone here said leave politics out.. LOL wow this was fantastic. the ending was little expected but TBH I didn't know exactly when it was going to happen. the visuals were stunning. - great from from such a great international crowd.
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  • Bill plus 1 year ago
    Politics is in everything. Like it or not.
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  • Joe Walsh 1 year ago
    The world has no affection even for those who try to appease it. Awesome video!
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  • Aquieupenso 1 year ago
    WOW!!
    Dian Zagorchinov nice work!! ligth is perfect!!
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  • Qonfused 10 months ago
    Fantastic film :)
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  • jeff dahlberg 7 months ago
    I thought this was wonderful at showing how unexpectedly random war is. And how at a most basic level self survival becomes paramount. War is ugly as this clearly shows.
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  • Mark Kammel plus 5 months ago
    the cinematography felt more like a tv show than a film, but the story was very powerful and caught me off guard.
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  • Leo Bar PIX IN MOTION 5 months ago
    War is good for..... ABSOLUTELY NOTHING!!
    Great song...

    But also, NO CENSORSHIP!
    That's how wars develop..
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  • H. Yusuf İNCE 4 months ago
    No War .

    War is hell.
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