THE FORTRESS EUROPE
Symposium
This disturbing semi-documentary film was shot in the border-regions of Italy, Slovenia, Croatia and Hungary, i.e. the south-eastern border of Europe which is guarded by the Schengen treaty. It centers on the fate of a Russian family. Artjoms ex-wife has moved in with friends in Triest and waits for her daughter Katja, who travels with her father. During the trip, the girl runs away. Separated, they find themselves in a foreign country – without the papers that would allow them to legally continue with their journey towards the West.
Trdnjava Evropa / Festung Europa
SVN 2001 / 80 min
Director: Želimir Žilnik
- Screenplay: Toni Tršar
- Cinematographer: Radovan Čok
- Editor: Matjaž Jankovič
- Producer: Toni Tršar
- Production Company: Low budget production - Ljubljana
This disturbing semi-documentary film was shot in the border-regions of Italy, Slovenia, Croatia and Hungary, i.e. the south-eastern border of Europe which is guarded by the Schengen treaty. It centers on the fate of a Russian family. Artjoms ex-wife has moved in with friends in Triest and waits for her daughter Katja, who travels with her father. During the trip, the girl runs away. Separated, they find themselves in a foreign country – without the papers that would allow them to legally continue with their journey towards the West.
- Screenplay: Toni Tršar
- Cinematographer: Radovan Čok
- Editor: Matjaž Jankovič
- Producer: Toni Tršar
- Production Company: Low budget production - Ljubljana