78 dana traženja NATO lokatora, puberteta i klinačkih gluposti dok otac brani otadžbinu.

Porodični film koji zapravo materijalizije sećanja na NATO bombardovanje kroz snimke Hi8 kamera. Iako je bombardrovanje nešto ružno, zapravo nas film podseća na neko lepo životno doba koji smo proživeli tokom ne baš lepog perioda s krajem 20. veka. Film nije savršen (samo pod uslovom da savršeni film uopšte postoji), ali je lep,pitak i topao koji će izmamiti osmehe u biokopskoj sali ili pred malim ekranima.

E sad par zanimljivosti.

Rediteljka je dobro iskoristila motive čuvene video reportaže KLINTON ŠUNTAVILO:

Film je sniman u Vrnjačkoj banji i okolini, odakle je postavka najmlađeg glumačkog sastava. Inače, u jednom delu filma se spominje televizija Kraljevo, s toga poseban pozdrav od mog lokal patritoskog duha za rediteljku Emiliju Gašić! Takođe računam da je ovo kraljevački film jer su dve glumice Tamara Gajović i Milica Gicić iz Kraljeva. S druge strane, za vreme bombardovanja Vrnjačka banja je pripadala opštini Kraljevo i vozili su pod KV registracijama, što ne znači da neću jednog dana kada postanem predsednik na ovu državu vratiti VB pod okrivljem KV…

Posebno bih istakao odličan rad sa najmlađom glumicom Viktorijom Vasiljević koja je iznela dobar deo filma i čiji glavni lik pokreće smeh kod gledaoca. Viktorija i svi klinci u filmu su potekli iz glumačkog studija Mali princ casting direktorke Kristine Vuletić. E sad, pošto su mene zvali Zoogle u srednjoj školi, onda sam iskoristio svoje Google magične sposobnosti i naleteo na jednu zanimljiv podatak: Kristina je doktorirala na Akademiji umetnosti u Novom Sadu i u svom radu obrađuje temu „glumačkog i pedagoškog pristupa u radu sa decom na dugometražnom igranom filmu, u svim fazama rada − od kastinga do završnih kadrova filma.“ Koga interesuje više kako je tekao odabir dece i priprema može pročitati u doktorskom rad na ovom linku. Tema pedagoškog pristupa i prireme dece za glumu je generalno slabo u svetu obrađena, ali Kristina u svom radu nam razjašnjava sa čime se sve suočila i kako je rešavala probleme. Pa je samim tim dokazala da nije casting direktorka za decu, nego casting doktorka.

„78 days of searching for NATO locators, puberty, and childish mischief while the father defends the homeland.“

A family film that actually materializes memories of the NATO bombing through footage from Hi8 cameras. Although the bombing is something ugly, the film reminds us of a beautiful time of life that we lived through during a not-so-beautiful period at the end of the 20th century. The film isn’t perfect (assuming a perfect film even exists), but it is charming and easy to watch, bringing smiles to faces in the cinema or in front of small screens.

Now, a few interesting facts.

The director skillfully utilized the motifs of the famous video report KLINTON ŠUNTAVILO (Clinton’s fatuousness)

The film was shot in Vrnjačka Banja and its surroundings, where the youngest cast members are from. In one part of the film, Kraljevo Television is mentioned, so a special salute from my local patriotic spirit to the director Emilija Gašić! I also consider this to be a Kraljevo film because two actresses, Tamara Gajović and Milica Gicić, are from Kraljevo. On the other hand, during the bombing, Vrnjačka Banja belonged to the Kraljevo municipality and had KV license plates, which means that if I ever become president of this country, I will return VB under KV’s jurisdiction…

I would especially like to highlight the excellent performance of the youngest actress, Viktorija Vasiljević, who carried a good part of the film, her main character sparking laughter among the audience. Viktorija and all the kids in the film came from the Little Prince acting studio, led by casting director Kristina Vuletić. Now, since I was called Zoogle in high school, I used my Google magic abilities and stumbled upon an interesting fact: Kristina earned her PhD at the Academy of Arts in Novi Sad, and her thesis focuses on the „acting and pedagogical approach to working with children in feature films, in all phases of the process—from casting to the final shots of the film.“ Anyone interested in how the choice of children and their preparation went can read her doctoral thesis at this link. The topic of the pedagogical approach and preparing children for acting is underexplored worldwide, but in her work, Kristina clarifies the challenges she faced and how she resolved them. Thus, she has proven that she is not just a casting director for children, but a casting doctor.