OPEN CAGE
by Siniša Galić
synopsis
Anna (Leni Wesselman), a young photojournalist from Berlin, travels to Serbia to make a photo documentary about refugees. Upon her arrival to Belgrade, Serbia’s capital, Anna finds out that she can’t realize her task the way she planned. Through the cabdriver Dzeki (Nenad Okanović), she meets the distrustful but interesting young refugee Maja (Jelena Rakočević-Cekić) who works at a nearby fast food restaurant. Miserable with her life in Serbia, Maja dreams of a new beginning somewhere abroad. In an attempt to successfully finish her project, Anna starts photographing Maja, secretly making a documentary about her. Blinded by the wish to change her life, Maja doesn't realize Anna’s true intentions.
international title: | Open Cage |
original title: | Otvoreni kavez |
country: | Serbia, Germany |
year: | 2015 |
genre: | fiction |
directed by: | Siniša Galić |
film run: | 70' |
release date: | DE 16/05/2015, RS 13/06/2015 |
screenplay: | Siniša Galić, Jelena Ruzic |
cast: | Leni Wesselman, Jelena Rakocevic, Nenad Okanovic, Boris Komnenić, Heiko Pinkowski |
cinematography by: | Falk Minkner, Hannes Francke |
film editing: | Thomas Schütze |
music: | Matija Strniša |
production: | E.T.M. Production Belgrade, Nema Love Film Berlin |