Official Selection Out of Competition · 43rd Edition
AS FAR AS I CAN WALK
STRAHINJA BANOVIĆ
Director
Stefan ARSENIJEVIC
Country
Serbia, Luxembourg, France, Bulgaria, Lithuania
Runtime
1 h 32 min
Language
English, Serbian
Premiere
MENA premiere (Middle East and North Africa)
Synopsis
Strahinya and his wife, Ababuo, left Ghana at the beginning of the migrant crisis. They managed to reach Germany but were deported back to Belgrade. Serbia may not be Germany, but Strahinya does his best to start a new life. He works hard to secure asylum, trying out as a football player for a local club and working as a volunteer for the Red Cross. The process, however, is lengthy and Ababuo, a passionate woman aspiring to become an actress in London, feels unfullled in their life.
Cast
Ibrahim KOMA, Nancy MENSAH - OFFEI, Maxim KHALIL, Rami FARAH, Nebojša DUGALIĆ
Screenplay
Stefan ARSENIJEVIĆ, Bojan VULETIĆ, Nicolas DUCRAY
Producers
Miroslav MOGOROVIĆ
About the Director
A writer and director who was born in Belgrade (Serbia) in 1977. Graduated from the Faculty of Dramatic Arts in Belgrade, where he now teaches film directing. His short film "(A)torsion" (2003) won over 30 national and international awards, including the Golden Bear at Berlinale, the European Film Academy Award, and the Oscar nomination. Program Manager of Goethe Institute’s professional training program for Southeast European film directors since 2015. Member of the European Film Academy.
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