Hassan left Bosnia 17 years ago and began a new life in America. Persecuted in the past, he lives with American wife Angela in North Dakota. His only shelter is the 1963 Buick Riviera. This is his house. One day, Hassan accidentally slips off the road and stops Vuko-Serb for help on an empty road. At first, the men share the longing for the home, tell each other their lives, but soon the old wounds open - war. The Buick Riviera boldly depicts the grimaces of exile, loss, eternal discord, thus reaffirming the saying that you can try to escape from yourself, but never hide.
"It is a road film that tells the story of a refugee, his loneliness, the attempt to adapt to a different life in a foreign country, the eternal question of whether it is possible to suppress the longing for the homeland," says Goran Rušinović.
About the film
Details
- Running time
- 1 hr. 26 min.
- Country, year
- Croatia, Bosnia & Herzegovina, Germany, United States, 2008
- Genre
- Drama
- Language
- English
- Subtitles
- Lithuanian
- Age rating
- N/A
Credits
- Director
- Goran Rušinović
- Screenplay
- Goran Rušinović, Miljenko Jergović
- Cinematography
- Igor Martinović
- Music
- Branislav Živković
- Cast
- Slavko Štimac, Leon Lučev, Aimee Klein
- More information
- www.imdb.com
Festivals and awards
Director
Goran Rušinović
Goran Rušinović was born in 1968 in Zagreb. He graduated with a master's degree in art from the Zagreb Art Institute, studied in several creative workshops at the New York Film Academy, and continued his studies at the European Film College in Denmark. His first feature film, Mondo Bobo, was also Croatia's first independent film. The band has toured many international festivals and won various prizes.
