66th THESSALONIKI INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL
31 OCTOBER → 9 NOVEMBER 2025
Balkan Survey: Balkan Survey

Croatia - Germany - Bosnia & Herzegovina 2007 82 35mm Color
It’s a very important trip for 45-year-old Ibro and his 14-year-old only son Armin. Coming from a small town in Bosnia, the father takes his son to a film audition in Zagreb.Armin is, of course, very embarrassed by this. Their goal of a movie carrier for Armin seems so close, but the first disappointment comes when the old Bosnian bus breaks down. They arrive too late for the audition. The father convinces the producers to give Armin a second chance. The director is not especially interested in Armin’s talents. Armin becomes more and more disappointed, while the father becomes more impassioned as he fights for his son’s carrier. Finally they get their chance but under the pressure Armin has an epileptic fit. Feeling guilty, Ibro desperately tries to prove they are not losers. In the end they both win something more valuable: love and respect for each other.