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Burning buildings in a dense fog, a dead horse on a dusty road, people fleeing through harsh mountain landscapes. Afterwar opens with images from war-torn Kosovo, 1999, as a dark chapter in the history of modern Europe draws to a close. After the war, children sell peanuts and cigarettes on the streets of Pristina in order to survive. They speak to us: 'There's only one reason I'm talking to you. It is my hunger! I'm so hungry, I could eat your money!' In a cinematic testament co-created over 15 years, they transform into adults before our eyes. Yet the child still stares back at us from behind the adult gaze, as the struggle to survive becomes a struggle for a future at all. They confront us with their innermost secrets and desires, while stuck in limbo and haunted by their past. Through a close artistic collaboration with the lead cast -- Xhevahire, Gëzim, Shpresim, and Besnik -- the film moves between raw realism, staged performance, and an existential meditation on the long-term repercussions of war. Any war, anywhere.

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Jonita Davis The Black Cape (Medium) Afterwar is important because it turns the camera on at the moment when the news cycle turns away. It proves that the city can rebuild and “come back” from the ravages of the war, but the people still carry its scars, especially the children Nov 19, 2024 Full Review Read all reviews
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Synopsis Burning buildings in a dense fog, a dead horse on a dusty road, people fleeing through harsh mountain landscapes. Afterwar opens with images from war-torn Kosovo, 1999, as a dark chapter in the history of modern Europe draws to a close. After the war, children sell peanuts and cigarettes on the streets of Pristina in order to survive. They speak to us: 'There's only one reason I'm talking to you. It is my hunger! I'm so hungry, I could eat your money!' In a cinematic testament co-created over 15 years, they transform into adults before our eyes. Yet the child still stares back at us from behind the adult gaze, as the struggle to survive becomes a struggle for a future at all. They confront us with their innermost secrets and desires, while stuck in limbo and haunted by their past. Through a close artistic collaboration with the lead cast -- Xhevahire, Gëzim, Shpresim, and Besnik -- the film moves between raw realism, staged performance, and an existential meditation on the long-term repercussions of war. Any war, anywhere.
Director
Birgitte Stærmose
Producer
Lise Lense-Møller
Screenwriter
Birgitte Stærmose
Production Co
Magic Hour Films
Genre
Documentary, Drama, War
Original Language
Albanian
Release Date (Theaters)
Nov 17, 2024, Wide
Runtime
1h 25m