Restitucija, ili, San i java stare garde // Eighty Plus
Film & Talk
Milan Kovačević, in the role of Stevan Arsin, is about to buy records by his own 1960s jazz band, the »Montenegro Five«, in a second-hand record shop in Vienna when his mobile rings. A property valuer in Novi Sad tells him the Serbian state intends to return the house that was expropriated from his family during World War II. Restitution, goodwill: So he sets off for his old homeland, consisting of lots of Habsburgian and even more New Serbian markers – and only a little of former Yugoslavia. In this docu-fiction featuring an amateur cast oozing aged charm, Stevan follows the ingenious tracks laid out by Želimir Žilnik and travels through a post-socialist landscape encountering family, friends, old loves and new obstacles. In 1969, Žilnik won the Golden Bear for Early Works, the time has now come for his Late Works.
118 min. 2025, Serbia, Slovenia
Part of 7th Berliner Herbstsalon ЯE:IMAGINE: THE RED HOUSE
