SARAJEVO 2025 Documentary Competition
Katalin Bársony • Director of I Saw a 'Suno'
"The viewpoint of Romani refugee Nasmi and his journey could potentially sensitise people and enable them to feel with us"
by Ana Stanic
Through vérité scenes and quiet moments, the director crafts an intimate portrait of displacement, identity and the hope of reunion
Filmed over the course of 15 years, I Saw a 'Suno' [+see also:
film review
interview: Katalin Bársony
film profile] follows Nasmi, a Roma boy caught between Germany and war-torn Kosovo. Through vérité scenes and quiet moments, director Katalin Bársony crafts an intimate portrait of displacement, identity and the hope of reunion. The film premiered in the Documentary Competition of the 31st Sarajevo Film Festival - a rare milestone for a Romani woman filmmaker.