Water Hands

The Serbian-born director Vladimir Todorovic now lives and works in Singapore. The sailor who is the protagonist in his feature debut made the same journey in the opposite direction and is now a foreigner in the Serbian hinterland.
While the mathematically framed black-and-white images show the stunning Balkan landscapes where he is travelling, he describes in a voice-over the folk tales he has heard there. A calculated and disruptive soundtrack completes the ambiance, which emphasises the eerie feeling of the sailor: he is more and more concerned by the everyday reality that is waiting for him back home.
We see that in the second part of Todorovic's narrative: a woman answers the concerns of the sailor with practical calls for his return; she’ll use him as a mother, as a lover, as a homeland, while gleaming skyscrapers and busy roads dominate the images, which nevertheless remain tranquil.