As Far as I Can Walk
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Directed by | Stefan Arsenijević |
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Music by | Martynas Bialobžeskis |
Cinematography | Jelena Stankovic |
Edited by | Vanja Kovačević |
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92 minutes |
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As Far as I Can Walk (also known as Strahinja Banović or Strahinja) is a 2021 internationally co-produced drama film directed by Stefan Arsenijević and written by Arsenijević, Bojan Vuletić and Nicolas Ducray. It is a modern reimagining of Strahinja Banović, a hero of medieval Serbian epic poetry, that follows a young Ghanaian couple living as refugees in Belgrade. It premiered at the 55th Karlovy Vary International Film Festival, where it won five awards.
Cast
- Ibrahim Koma as Strahinja, an aspiring footballer
- Nancy Mensah-Offei as Ababuo, an aspiring actress[1]
- Maxim Khalil as Ali
- Rami Farah as Dervish
Production
The film was produced by Miroslav Mogorovich of Serbia's Art & Popcorn, Alice Ormieres of France's Surprise Valley, Gilles Chanial of Luxembourg's Les Films Fauves, Borislav Chouchkov of Bulgaria's Chouchkov Brothers, and Kestutis Drazdauskas of Lithuania's Artbox. The project received support from Eurimages, Film Center Serbia, the Serbian Film Incentive, Film Fund Luxembourg, the Bulgarian National Film Center, the Lithuanian Film Centre, the CNC's Aide aux cinémas du monde, and the European Union's Creative Europe MEDIA.[2]
Principal photography took place on location in Belgrade in 2020.
Awards and nominations
Year | Award | Category | Recipient(s) | Result | Ref |
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2021 | Karlovy Vary International Film Festival | Crystal Globe Grand Prix | As Far as I Can Walk | Won | |
Special Jury Mention | Jelena Stankovic[lower-alpha 1] | Won | |||
Jury Award | As Far as I Can Walk | Won | |||
Europa Cinemas Label Award | Won | ||||
Best Actor | Ibrahim Koma | Won | [3] | ||
Cairo International Film Festival | European Film | As Far as I Can Walk | Nominated | ||
KineNova Film Festival | Best Director | Stefan Arsenijević | Won | [4] |
Notes
- ↑ Shared with The Staffroom and Vinette Robinson.
References
External links
- 2021 films
- 2020s English-language films
- Films about immigration to Europe
- Films about refugees
- Films based on poems
- Films based on Slavic mythology
- Films set in Belgrade
- Films shot in Belgrade
- 2020s French-language films
- Serbian drama films
- 2020s Serbian-language films
- 2021 multilingual films
- Cultural depictions of Serbian men
- French drama films
- Luxembourgian drama films
- Bulgarian drama films
- Lithuanian drama films
- Crystal Globe winners
- Serbian multilingual films
- French multilingual films
- Luxembourgian multilingual films
- Bulgarian multilingual films
- Lithuanian multilingual films
- 2020s French films