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STORIES FROM THE CHESTNUT WOODS (ZGODBE IZ KOSTANJEVIH GOZDOV)
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Completed - SLOVENIAN, ITALIAN - First film, Drama, Environmental - 81 minutes

Log Line

In a decaying forest on the Yugoslav-Italian border in the years after World War II, a stingy, old carpenter and a lonely, young chestnut seller share imaginative memories of the past as they weigh fateful decisions for the future, in this touching homage to a lost way of life.

Previous markets

  • Toronto 2019 (Premiere)
  • Berlin EFM 2020 (Line up)
Full history

Year of production : 2019

Director(s) : Gregor BOŽIČ
Writer(s) : Marina GUMZI, Gregor BOŽIČ, Giuseppe LEONETTI
Cast : Massimo DE FRANCOVICH, Ivana ROSCIC, Giusi MERLI, Tomi JANEŽIČ, Anita KRAVOS, Nataša KESER, Janja MAJZELJ, Matija SOLCE, Marko BRECELJ

Producer(s) : Marina GUMZI (NOSOROGI), Igor PRINCIC (TRANSMEDIA)

Synopsis

Once upon a time, somewhere in a far-off land, lived an elderly husband and wife. The old woman fell sick and died, and the old man, a stingy carpenter, found himself alone. Pondering the life he had lived, he met a young woman, a chestnut seller who desperately wanted to leave home and find a better life overseas. Surrounded by nothing but the rudimentary nature these lonely souls share fond memories as well as contemplation of their futures. Should they remain haunted by a life that was, or does another path call, joining countless others on the rickety cart to a life unknown?

Production

Country(ies) : SLOVENIA, ITALY

Festivals and Awards

Toronto - TIFF 2019 Discovery
Sao Paolo International Film Festival 2019 (New Directors Competition)
Goa International Film Festival 2019 (International Competition)
Tallinn Black Nights Film Festival 2019 (First Feature Competition)


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