OsvetaDirected by Jan Hintjens Genres : Fiction - Runtime : 1 h 43 min Production year : 2000
DirectorActorsSynopsisTo love or to kill ?
A story of a strong friendship between two men with nothing in common.
A story of an impossible friendship which ends in a vendetta between two families for generations.
1902, Macedonia : Mitre, a poor Macedonian Christian, saves the life of Osman, a rich Turkish Muslim. They become bloodbrothers.
But vendetta and betrayal will take the place of friendship and love.
Two generations later, Antwerp :
Pavel, nephew of Mitre, is living in Antwerp. He has a daughter, Els.
Orchan, descendant of Osman, arrives with the purpose of finding him and revenging his family. He falls in love with Els, not knowing that her father is the man he has to kill. When he finds out; he faces a great dilemma : kill Pavel in name of his family's honour or forgive him in name of love and friendship.
Production and distributionCo-production : Tchin Tchin Production Foreign production company : Nieuwe Media Produkties, Vardar Film, SD Produkcija, YC Aligator Film Film export/Foreign Sales : Brussels Avenue
Full creditsDirectors of Photography : Louis-Philippe Capelle, Glynn Speeckaert Sound Recordists : Dan Van Bever, Christine Charpail Music Composer : Bo Spaenc
Technical detailsFeature film Genres : Fiction Sub-genre : Drama Themes : War Production language : Flemish, Macedonian Nationality : Minority French (Belgium) Production year : 2000 Runtime : 1 h 43 min Current status : Upcoming release Visa number : 95.971 Visa issue date : 05/07/2002 Approval : Yes Production formats :
35mm Screening format :
35mm Color type : Color Aspect ratio : 1.85 Sound format : Dolby SRD
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