(A) Torzija
| Movie | |
|---|---|
| German title | (A) torsion |
| Original title | [a] torzija |
| Country of production | Slovenia |
| original language | Serbo-Croatian |
| Publishing year | 2002 |
| length | 13 minutes |
| Rod | |
| Director | Stefan Arsenijević |
| script | Abdulah Sidran |
| production | Jurij Košak |
| music | Vinci Vogue Anžlovar |
| camera | Vilko Filač |
| cut | Janez Bricelj |
| occupation | |
(A) Torzija is a Slovenian short film from 2002 by Stefan Arsenijević . The film won numerous film awards, including the Golden Bear and the European Film Awards , and received an Oscar nomination.
action
The film is set in the same during the siege of Sarajevo in 1994. A choir wants to fly to Paris to take part in the European choir competition and is waiting in the Sarajevo tunnel that leads to the airport . Suddenly there is fire. The noise drives a pregnant cow wild. One of the choir singers studied veterinary medicine and tried to save the animal, or at least the calf, because the cow's uterus is twisted. The choir sings to distract the cow from the noise while attempts are made to untwist the uterus. This creates a dispute between the choir members. A loud mooing of the cow makes everyone aware of the seriousness of the situation for the animal and the choir sings again, now more harmoniously. At first everything seems to be going well, but the cow refuses to accept the calf after giving birth. In the meantime, the choir receives a message that they only have a few minutes left to pass through the tunnel. Two dogs are brought in to attack the newborn. The trick works, the cow protects the calf. The choir makes it through the tunnel in time.
Awards
(A) Torzija was nominated for the 2004 Academy Award in the Best Short Film category, but did not win it. In contrast, it won the Golden Bear for Best Short Film at the 2003 Berlinale and the European Film Prize in the Best Short Film category in the same year .
Web links
- (A) Torzija in the Internet Movie Database (English)