A 13-minute traffic jam that breaks your heart wide open.
Sarajevo, rush hour. Emir (15), accompanied by a social worker, is on his way to meet his father Safet for a weekend picnic at Igman, a semi-open penitentiary. Due to the heavy traffic they are late...
Acting
Emir Mušić's silence screams louder than dialogue ever could.
Direction
Pavlović turns a car ride into emotional claustrophobia.
Director
Jure Pavlović
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Igman was a real semi-open prison near Sarajevo, notorious for housing petty criminals and political prisoners alike during various periods.
The 13-minute runtime mirrors the actual duration of many prison visitation windows — the film itself becomes a failed visit we experience in real-time.
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