An Episode in the Life of an Iron Picker 2013

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IMDB Rating : 6.8

FD Smart Rating : 6.8

Synopsis : Based on fact and starring the same couple whose lives the story details, this moving drama depicts a poor family who gather scrap iron for a living.

Regions Available ( 1 ) :
Japan

Actors:

Sandra Mujic , Nazif Mujic , Senada Alimanovic , Semsa Mujic

Creators:

Danis Tanovic

Genres:

Drama

Release Date:

2013

Run Time:

1h14m

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A Roma family lives far from the urban centres of Bosnia-Herzegovina. The father Nazif salvages metal from old cars and sells it to a scrap-dealer. The mother Senada keeps the house tidy, cooks, bakes and cares for their two small daughters. One day, she feels a sharp pain in her abdomen. At the hospital she is told there is something wrong with the baby she is carrying: 'They say it's dead.' She is at risk of septicaemia and they must operate immediately. But Senada has no medical insurance; since the operation will cost much more than the family can afford the hospital's head refuses to treat her. A race against time together with a mounting sense of hopelessness played by a cast of non-professional actors re-enacting an episode from their own lives. Winner of the Silver Bear Jury Grand Prix and the Silver Bear for best actor at the Berlin Film Festival 2013.