Fusing documentary and fiction, Out of Love depicts the lives of children trying to survive the aftermath of war in Kosovo by selling cigarettes on the street. Through monologues performed by the children against the eerie backdrops of Pristina, the film tells their gripping and sad story of memory, loss and fear.
About the film
Details
- Running time
- 29 min.
- Country, year
- Denmark, 2009
- Genre
- Drama
- Language
- Danish
- Subtitles
- Lithuanian
- Age rating
- N/A
Credits
- Director
- Birgitte Stærmose
- Screenplay
- Peter Asmussen
- Cinematography
- Marek Septimus Wieser
- Music
- Jomi Massage
Festivals and awards
- nominuotas kaip geriausias trumpametražis filmas.
Director
Birgitte Stærmose
Birgitte Stærmose was born in 1963, Denmark. She studied film and media arts at the Temple University in USA. Out of Love is her first short documentary, which was screened at many international film festivals. Room 304, the first feature of Birgitte Stærmose, premiered at the Karlovy Vary International Film Festival in 2011.
