Northern Skirts ( Nordrand )

Northern Skirts (DVD) (*)

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Original Title: Nordrand
Screened, competed or awarded at:
European Film Awards
Stockholm Film Festival
Venice Film Festival
Other Film Festival Awards

Language Selections:
English ( Subtitles )
German ( Dolby Digital 2.0 )
Italian ( Subtitles )

Product Origin/Format:
Germany ( PAL/Region 0 )

Running Time:
106 min

Aspect Ratio:
Widescreen (1.85:1)

Special Features:
Cast/Crew Interview(s)
Interactive Menu
Making Of
Scene Access
Trailer(s)

Movie filmed in 1999 and produced in:
Austria ( Germany, Central Europe )
Germany ( Germany, Central Europe )
Switzerland ( Germany, Central Europe )

Directed By:
Barbara Albert

Written By:
Barbara Albert

Actors:
Nina Proll ..... Jasmin Schmid
Edita Malovcic ..... Tamara
Astrit Alihajdaraj ..... Senad
Tudor Chirila ..... Valentin
Michael Tanczos ..... Roman
Iva Bagaric
Stefan Bernhard
Liana Fersedi
Georg Friedrich
Susanna Fuss
Markus Hauer
Amelie Huart
Gerhard Kasal
Raphaela Kenesei
Stefan Kenesei
Marta Klubowicz
Brigitte Kren
Ratka Krstulovic
Nicholas Ofczarek
Alan Perimposic
Enzo Scanzi
Martin Schenkel
Martina Stojan
Margarete Tiesel
Viktor Wenty
Andreas Zorn

Synopsis:

In 1995, as the conflict in Bosnia rages out of control, two teenage women in a Central European community try to help each other make the best of a difficult situation. Jasmin (Nina Proll) was born in Austria, works in a pastry shop, and tries to drown the unhappiness of her life at home by sleeping around, though she has a steady date, a Romanian named Valentin (Tudor Chirila who dreams of emigrating to America. Tamara (Edita Malovcic) is Serbian, has a job as a nurse, and misses her family, who are stuck in Sarajevo. For solace, Tamara turns to her boyfriend, Roman (Michael Tanczos), though as a member of the military he's gone more often than he's home. Jasmine and Tamara were friends in childhood, but they have not seen each other in years when each becomes pregnant; they visit the same abortion clinic and catch up on old times, offering each other emotional support while struggling through a difficult time. This first feature from director Barbara Albert received positive reviews in its screening at the 1999 Venice Film Festival.

Vienna, 1995. Jasmin, Tamara, Valentin, Senad and Roman live near the northern border of Austria. Their lives repeatedly intersect and drift apart. They are all young refugees from the former Yugoslavia. Strangers in a strange land, they feel a sense of loss in their new, temporary environment. The five-some meet and get close to each other, hopelessly clinging to friendships and relationships with no future. They frequent cafes and train stations dreaming of a better tomorrow. Often, they just fall back on the prospect of short-term affection in yet another doomed romantic or sexual encounter. Trying hard to suppress the memories of war and alienation, they try to find moral strength and warmth through one another.

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