No Smoking in Sarajevo
No Smoking in Sarajevo is a 2016 French documentary film by Gianluca Loffredo and Andrea Postiglione.[1] The documentary explores the history of rock band Zabranjeno Pušenje (transl. No Smoking) through stories of three founding members; Sejo Sexon, Nele Karajlić and Fudo.[2] The film was released on October 26, 2016, in Paris, France.
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Narrated by | Gianluca Loffredo |
Music by | Rafael Bernabeu Garcia |
Cinematography | Tristant Guerlotté |
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Running time | 75 minutes |
Country | France |
Language | Italian |
Budget | €168,000 |
On December 21, 2016, the film had its Sarajevo premiere at the 2016 Sarajevo Film Festival.[3] The film won the Jury Award for Best Documentary Film at the 2017 Bosnian-Herzegovinian Film Festival in New York City, NY.[4]
Synopsis
The documentary tells the history of a Yugoslavian rock band through stories of its three first members, Sejo Sexon, Nele Karajlić and Fudo. Their story is emblematic of what happened in socialist Yugoslavia in the last 30 years. The film revisits the time of New Primitivism, famous TV show Top Lista Nadrealista and old concerts of Zabranjeno Pušenje.[5][6]
Cast
- Davor Sučić, a.k.a. Sejo Sexon, guitarist and co-founder of Zabranjeno Pušenje
- Nenad Janković a.k.a. Nele Karajlić, vocalist and co-founder of Zabranjeno Pušenje
- Zenit Đozić a.k.a. Fudo, drummer and co-founder of Zabranjeno Pušenje
References
- "No Smoking in Sarajevo". unifrance.org. Retrieved 2 September 2018.
- ""No smoking in Sarajevo": Talijani i Francuzi napravili film o Seji, Neletu i Zenitu". klix.ba. Retrieved 2 September 2018. (in Bosnian)
- "Održana premijera filma "No smoking in Sarajevo"". ba.n1info.com. Retrieved 2 September 2018.
- "THE GOLDEN APPLE AWARDS". bhffnyc.org. Retrieved 2 September 2018.
- "No smoking in Sarajevo". peramuseum.org. Retrieved 2 September 2018.
- "No Smoking in Sarajevo: Ni hepek im ne može pomoći". filmofil.ba. Retrieved 2 September 2018. (in Bosnian)