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NINA BLAzIN
SLOvENIA
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Tel: +38 640 265 638
E-mail: nina_blazin@yahoo.com
Intention
In one appartement the young family is waiting for a
baby to be born. Pregnant Lejla is mostly in her bedroom.
Boyfriend Tine and father Jovan try to assemble
a baby bed. They have a lot of problems – they can’t
read the manual, they don’t find the matching pieces
to assemble the bed. In a humourous situation the
men deal with their issues. Jovan has come from Serbia
to see his daughter. He thinks of Tine as a boy who
doesn’t deserve his daughter. He tries to show him this
with every action and every word he makes. Tine tries
to be accepted.
In another appartement a son, Robert sees his father
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after many years. His dying father lives in his own
world of music and isn’t able to communicate with
anybody apart his sister. Through the music slowly the
father makes the connection with Robert.
The light in the film is very intimate - only some parts
of the shot are lite, the rest in dark. The light from the
window is used to make a special atmosphere in the
film.
Camera is handheld and sometimes very close to the
charachter. The overall feeling of film is rough, shot
in a documentaristic style. The light gives the shots a
poetic feeling.
Synopsis
Pregnant Lejla (31) and Tine (30) are about to have a
baby. Lejla’s father Jovan (55) has come from Serbia
to stay with the couple. Tine and Jovan are trying to
assemble a baby bed. Jovan doesn’t accept Tine – he
thinks Tine isn’t good enough for his daughter. Tine
tries to convince Jovan that he can be a good partner
to Lejla. When the arguing gets too loud, Lejla reminds
them why they are together – because of the new life.
Slowly they overcome the problems and learn to deal
with each other.
Robert (50) comes to visit his dying father (75) and his
sister Barbara (40). Because of old resentments Robert
hasn’t seen his father for many years. The father
is very ill. As a retired composer he can only communicate
through music. The sister Barbara spends all
of her time helping her father. While visiting his father
Robert resolves old problems.
Everything happens in a 3 hour period – from early
morning when it’s still dark until the beginning of the
new day. One life ends so another one can begin.
PRODUCTION FACTS
Estimated Budget: 105.000 €
Casablanca Productions
Igor Pedicek
Intends to acquire about 45 – 75% of the estimated
budget from the National sources.
The rest of the budget will come from the coproductions
in financial, technical and human
resources in production and postproduction.
“A story of 4 men
where 2 men overcome
cultural differences
while making
a baby bed and 2 are
joined together with
music – in one story
life ends so in another
one life can begin.”
Director Biography
I was born 3 months before the date.
My weight was like a loaf of bread – not
even 1 kilo. I didn’t even have a name,
just a surname and the word GIRL next to
it. When I was a bit bigger my father put
me into an old shoe box and entertained
me by slideing the box around the appartment.
My first holidays I spent dressed in
shorts and a telephone number written on
my behind – just in case I wondered away
and got lost.I still like to wonder away and
get lost in stories, situations and interesting
people. After finishing my diploma in
the Film Academy (AGFRT) in Ljubljana,
Slovenia I’ve worked on different projects:
I’ve written and directed short films, long,
short documentaries, tv-shows.