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A film of survival based on the true journals of an artist during the siege of Sarajevo. full summary | add synopsisPlot Keywords:
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"Black Kites"is a film of survival based on the true journals of an artist during the siege of Sarajevo. moreCast
(Credited cast) | Lucian Buscemi | ||
| Talia Kagan | ||
| Maryette Charlton | ||
| Lillian Kiesler | ||
| Lucy Sexton | ||
| Michael Buscemi | ||
| Jo Andres | ||
| Ira Paneth | ||
| rest of cast listed alphabetically: | |||
 | Steve Buscemi | ... | The Father |
 | Mira Furlan | ... | Narrator / Voiceover |
| Mimi Goese | ||
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Based on 1992 journals of Bosnian visual artist Alma Hajric who was forced into a basement shelter to survive the siege of Sarajevo, Black Kites is the outcome of a chance encounter between Hajric and filmmaker-choreographer Andres. Focusing on Hajric's inner landscape, it skillfully merges reality-based content with interpretive visual material to reveal the simple, sometimes beautiful, yet brutal truth of her existence. Non-linear, dreamlike and spectral, Black Kites is a testament to artistry, imagination and the resiliency of the human psyche. Features sensitive performances by Steve Buscemi, Mimi Goese and Mira Furlan, a prominent actress from the former Yugoslavia, as the narrator.
* Sundance Film Festival * Toronto International Film Festival * Chicago Int'l Film Festival, Gold Plaque * Human Rights Watch Int'l Film Festival
"***1/2 Highly recommended... a poetic testament to the strength of the spirit... " Video Librarian
"Explores a deeply personal story of how it feels to exist under siege...A moving statement about modern war, creativity and survival." Leigh Newman Time Out New York