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Afterwar

Directed by Birgitte Stærmose
2024
Denmark
85 minutes
Unclassified 18+
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Four children who lived through the Kosovo War reveal how the conflict has shaped their now-adult lives. Shot over 15 years, this deeply empathetic documentary charts the aftermath of war and the intimate stories of four survivors. Berlinale selected.

15 years ago, while making a short film in Pristina, award-winning Danish director Birgitte Stærmose met several local kids selling peanuts and cigarettes on the street. She kept in touch, and in 2017 returned to film a sequel with their help. The resulting hybrid feature focuses on Xhevahire, Gëzim, Shpresim, and Besnik (all credited as co-creators) and is structured in three parts – the 1998-99 war, the quartet’s struggles in the present, and their uncertain future. As these former street kids reflect on the war’s long-term impact on their lives, audiences are left to consider the unavoidable truth: that today’s conflicts will doubtless trigger the same repercussions.

Limited seats are available for patrons requiring access for wheelchairs, low vision and hearing loop. Please contact our ticketing team directly on 1300 733 733 or tickets@sff.org.au to complete your booking.
Created in a close artistic collaboration with the cast, the film alternates between raw realism, staged performance and an existential meditation on the long-term repercussions of war
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Sun 9 Jun
7pm
Dendy Newtown - Cinema 2
Assisted Listening
Wheelchair
Subtitled
Past Event Cancel
Tue 11 Jun
8:20pm
Palace Central Cinemas - Cinema 1
Assisted Listening
Wheelchair
Subtitled
Past Event Cancel
Program Strand
Europe! Voices of Women In Film
Year
2024
Classification
Unclassified 18+
Country
Denmark, Kosovo, Sweden, Finland
Language
In Kosovo Albanian with English Subtitles
Director
Birgitte Stærmose
Producer
Lise Lense-Møller
Screenwriter
Birgitte Stærmose
Cinematographer
Marek Septimus Wieser, Troels N'Koya Jensen
Editor
Stefan Sundlöf, Anne Østerud
Premiere
Australian Premiere
Genre
Documentary, Women Directors, Human Rights, Experimental
Company Credits
Festival Contact: Danish Film Institute
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