A film about political exile. A writer from former Yugoslavia and an English translator start work in London on translating a book about the civil war in the Balkans. Present and past, memory and obscurity, quiet hopelessness and open despair border a complex relationship that ends tragically. 'Hand on the Shoulder is a loaded gesture. It's an excuse for a hug that will never happen.'
- Directors
- Breda Beban, Hrvoje Horvatic
- Country of production
- United Kingdom
- Year
- 1997
- Festival Edition
- IFFR 1998
- Length
- 42'
- Medium
- Betacam SP PAL
- Language
- English
- Producer
- Film & Video Umbrella
- Screenplay
- Breda Beban, Hrvoje Horvatic
- Cinematography
- Hrvoje Horvatic
- Production Design
- Breda Beban
- Cast
- Breda Beban