Sweet Smoke of the Fatherland

This film is a triptych with three stories, involving three characters. They live in different parts of Europe: Western Europe -Catalonia (Spain); Eastern Europe -Lithuania; and in the new Europe -Georgia (Akhazia). They have experienced, in different parts of the 20Th century, civil wars and dictatorships. They share the same fate: they stayed where they were born. This film is about people who decide to do nothing in times of war, oppression and occupation. They choose a life amidst the ruins of their past. Even when this choice leads to loneliness: living a dream, not a reality. Alone, between the graves of their loved ones, they spend their last days. They have frozen their lives by protecting themselves from the outside world.

Country:

Spain,

Lithuania,

Netherlands,

Russia

Genre:

Documentary

Duration:

79 minutes

Year:

2012

Director:

Masha Novikova

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Company:

Zeppers

Cast:
Crew:
Masha Novikova

Director

Rik Meier

Boom Operator

Masha Novikova

Screenplay

Tom Bijnen

Sound Re-Recording Mixer

Patrick Minks

Editor