Summer in the Golden Valley (2003)

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Summer in the Golden Valley on IMDb 7.1/10 825 votes

Released:
2003-04-16

Overview:
At the traditional Muslim funeral service for his father Fikret Varupa, sixteen year old boy from Sarajevo, learns that his father owes money to Hamid, a man he does not even know. The debt is considerable and Hamid does not want it to go to the grave with the body, so the debt automatically passes from the father to the son. Since in Bosnia this way of collecting debts, at a funeral, is considered to be utterly humiliating, it is never, ever applied. Fikret and his entire family become subjects of ridicule. Fikret, who is practically still a child, is decisive to "redeem his father's soul". Wishing to repay his father's debt and to secure the forgiveness, Fikret wanders into the real world of Sarajevo, the world that is ruled by post-war chaos, misery and poverty and becomes an ideal target for two corrupted policemen who wish to "help" him: they plant the kidnapped girl on him.

Director:
Srđan Vuletić

Runtime:
1h 45min

Genre:
Drama

  • Cast:
  • Zana Marjanović
    as
    Sara
  • Emir Hadžihafizbegović
    as
    Hamid
  • Haris Sijarić
    as
    Fikret Varupa
  • Kemal Čebo
    as
    Tiki
  • Aleksandar Seksan
    as
    Cico