Hamlet

Synopsis

Independent Serbian feature film. A version of Hamlet set in a city garbage dump in contemporary Belgrade. Two conflicting gangs, Orthodox and Muslim, fight over the control of the distribution of garbage. They live in present-day Serbia. The winter is harsh, Shakespeare’s castles are dilapidated ‘houses’ built in a night. After his brother’s death, Jova marries his late brother’s wife Yelena (Hamlet’s mother) and takes over a gang controlling the trade on the dump. The ghost of Hamlet’s father wanders about on the dump seeking revenge. Except for two professional actors all the characters are played by Roma, many of them acting for the first time - and speaking their own language.

Language

Romany

Country

Serbia

Medium

Film

Technical information

Colour / Sound

Year of release

2007

Duration

105 mins

Availability

No distributor found (6/2007).

Credits

Director

Aleksandar Rajkovic

Producer

Dragan Asanin

Cinematographer

Milad Tauk

Screenplay

Aleksandar Rajkovic; Ana Maria Jarmolluc; Dusica Zegarac

Music

Dragan Kresic

Cast

Igor Djordjevic	Hamlet
Bozovic. Petar	Claudius
Jovan Fetouski	Mija
Miodrag Fisekovic
Rankovic. Zdravko	Gane
Zoran Kostic

Additional Details

Production type

Fiction Films

Historical period

Contemporary

Plays

Hamlet

Subjects

Drama

Keywords

Shakespeare, William (1564-1616); Untrained actors

Notes

Notes

The film is in the Romany language and was premiered with Serbian subtitles.

History

Screened at the International Film Festival, Rotterdam.

Production Company

Name

ADT Group