Branko dwells on the fringes of Belgrade society. Unable to sleep and isolated, he speaks to no one. His only obsession seems to be his younger brother, whose muddy shoes, bloodstained sheets, and murky whereabouts unsettle him. Making his way through passageways, park bushes and brutalist landscape, Branko shadows his brother’s every step, haunted by his strange behavior. As the paranoia sets in, Branko realizes his brother isn't the strange one. He is.
Desire Lines
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“Slow cinema is difficult, but when done well it can be enchanting. Desire Lines is one of the enchanting ones.”
“Slow cinema is difficult, but when done well it can be enchanting. Desire Lines is one of the enchanting ones.”
Dane Komljen
Biography
Dane Komljen, born in 1986 in Banja Luka, SFR Yugoslavia. He studied cinema and art. His first feature, All the Citites of the North, premiered in 2016. Afterwater is his second feature. He works and lives in Berlin.
Filmography
Afterwater – 2022 – 93′
Phantasiesätze – 2017 – 17′
All the Cities of the North – 2016 – 100′
All Still Orbit – 2016 – 23′
Our Body – 2015 – 15′
A Surplus of Wind – 2014 – 25‘
Tiny Bird – 2013 – 30′
Bodily Function – 2011 – 40′
I Already Am Everything I Want To Have – 2010 – 35′
