Filmofil.ba sa ponosom predstavlja kritike mladih autora nastale u okviru ovogodišnjeg programa Talents Sarajevo na 21. Sarajevo Film Festivalu
Piše: Gergana Doncheva Prevod sa engleskog: Bojana Pušara
Među kratkim filmovima prikazanim u okviru 21. Sarajevo Film Festivala, impresivan je debitantski film mlade bosanske rediteljice Une Gunjak. Njena Kokoška prikazuje jednostavnu ljudsku priču inspirisanu ličnim uspomenama i vlastitim iskustvom vezanim za rat u Bosni i Hercegovini tokom devedesetih godina. Šestogodišnja Selma dobija, kao rođendanski poklon, živu kokošku, zahvaljujući svom ocu koji je član vojske. Djevojčica se emotivno veže za pticu i duboko je razočarana saznanjem da će kokoška postati glavno jelo za njenu rođendansku večeru. Selma spontano odlučuje da oslobodi zarobljenu kokoš, što ima veoma dramatične posljedice: njena majka izlazi napolje da bi uhvatila kokošku i slijedom događaja postaje meta snajperskog rafala. Selma i njena starija sestra posmatraju ovaj užasavajući prizor, pri čemu osjećaju sve veći strah. Na kraju, cijela porodica je na okupu uz rođendansku večeru.
Bitan za Kokošku je, prvenstveno, interesantan pristup kojim se prikazuju traumatični događaji iz perioda raspada bivše Jugoslavije. Tema rata sa početka devedesetih godina se još uvijek eksploatiše u velikoj mjeri, pa je veliki izazov doprinijeti nečim novim na istu temu. Una Gunjak je pronašla prikladan način predstavljajući traumatična ratna dešavanja pogledom djevojčice. Ademir Kenović je 1997. primijenio sličan mehanizam pripovijedanja u svom nezaboravnom igranom filmu Savršeni krug, gdje dva siročeta ostvaruju blisku vezu sa starim pjesnikom, alkoholičarem. Staviti akcenat na vlastiti mikrosvijet ljudskog bića je najbolji način da se izbjegne zamka političkih interpretacija i nezaobilaznih osuda. Režiserka je svjesna da je bol koji su pretpjeli stanovnici Bosne i Hercegovine još uvijek veoma jak i nalazi suptilni način kako da oživi te uspomene kod svih onih koji su to proživjeli.
Kokoška se može protumačiti kao univerzalna poruka o odrastanju i lekcijama koje učimo tokom tog zahtjevnog procesa. Selma uči svoje prve teške lekcije u trenutku kada je njena mama na korak od smrti. Posebno bih voljela napomenuti značajnu prednost ovog filma u odnosu originalne priče i uspješnog režiranja, što doprinosi stalnom balansu pripovijedanja i kinematografskog jezika, korištenog da u potpunosti prenese autorsku ideju. Osim toga, mlada režiserka ima dovoljno iskustva da uspješno elaborira na jakoj dramaturškoj osnovi i što je još bitnije, djevojčice kao glumice su ubjedljiv i duboko dirljiv izbor. Vjerujem da je samo pitanje trenutka kada će Una Gunjak ispuniti svoj filmski potencijal na narednim većim projektima.
Fillmofil.ba proudly represents the works of young crtics done in program Talents Sarajevo of 21st Sarajevo Film Festival
The Chicken: A very promising short debut
Written by: Gergana Doncheva Translation: Bojana Pušara
Among the short films screened within the framework of the 21st Sarajevo Film Festival, the début of the young Bosnian director Una Gunjak is very impressive. Her The Chicken visualizes a simple human story inspired by the personal memories and experience of the filmmaker connected with the war in Bosnia and Herzegovina in the nineties. Six-year-old Selma receives as a gift for her birthday a live chicken provided by her father who is in the army. The girl is emotionally attached to the bird and she is deeply disappointed to know that the chicken will be the main course during her birthday supper. Selma spontaneously decides to release the prisoner, however this act has very dramatic consequences: the mother of the character goes outside in order to chase the missing chicken and consequently turns into a target of a sniper’s fire. Selma and her older sister observe that horrible picture with a growing fear. At the end, the members of the family are together again enjoying their dinner.
What is important regarding The Chicken is, primarily, the interesting approach through which the traumatic events from the period of the dissolution of the former Yugoslavia have been referred to. The topic of the war from the early nineties was, and to some extent, still is, a widely exploited theme in cinema, and as a result it is a great challenge to contribute something new to this area. Una Gunjak discovered the appropriate formula representing the hard times in war torn Bosnia through the eyes of a young girl. In 1997, Ademir Kenović applied a similar narrative mechanism in his unforgettable feature movie Perfect Circle, in which two orphaned children develop a close relationship with an old alcoholic poet. Putting the accent on the personal micro-world of a human being is the best way to evade the trap of the political interpretations and inevitable judgments. The filmmaker understands that the pain suffered by the people of Bosnia and Herzegovina is still very strong and finds a delicate manner in which to resurrect those memories in the minds of her compatriots.
However, The Chicken could be read as a universal message about growing up and the lessons linked with this usually tough process. In other words, Selma learns her first difficult lesson in the episode when her mother is very close to real death. I would like especially to mention as a significant advantage of the film its original and well made editing which contributes substantially to the balance between storytelling and the cinematic language used in order to convey the author's ideas. Besides, the juvenile director is experienced enough to elaborate successfully a strong dramaturgical basis and what is more, the presence of the little actresses is persuading and profoundly moving. It is a matter of time, I believe, Una Gunjak to reveal her full potential working on her next bigger projects.
