Peščenica is poor industrial suburb of Zagreb. In the past, it was declared to be a separate ‘State’ in Croatia as a satirical mirror image of the contemporary Croatian politics. What is the situation today? From summer till summer, the crew was sneaking through its streets, avenues, parks and home yards following the lives of four habitants - the self declared ‘President’, a teacher in a Gypsy school, a cleaning lady in a film distribution company and a young theatre director... All in order to portray our main character - Peščenopolis floating between the mud and the sky.
Zrinka Matijević Veličan
Zrinka Matijević Veličan is born in Zagreb in 1973. Studied Comparative Literature at the Faculty of Philosophy in Zagreb and Film and TV Directing at the Academy of Drama Arts in Zagreb. Filmography: ‘Peščenopolis’ (2004), ‘Of Cows and People’ (2000), ‘Dvoboj’ (1998).
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Peščenopolis
Croatia
2003, 72', color, video
Directed by:
Zrinka Matijević Veličan
Cinematography:
Vjeran Hrpka
Edited by:
Marina Andree
Producer:
Nenad Puhovski
Produced by:
Factum
