As Far As I Can Walk / Strahinja Banović
Serbia, France, Luxembourg, Bulgaria, Lithuania 2021
Directed by Stefan Arsenijević, drama, 92 min, eng subtitles, 16+
Written by Stefan Arsenijević, Bojan Vuletić, Nicolas Ducray
With Nebojša Dugalić, Ibrahim Koma, Nancy Mensah-Offei, Maxim Khalil, Rami Farah
"As Far As I Can Walk", co-produced by the Luxembourgish company Les Films Fauves, is a modern adaptation of the Serbian medieval song "Banović Strahinja" about a nobleman, who, like the main actor of the film, is looking for his wife who has disappeared.
Strahinja and Ababuo, a young married African couple who end up in Serbia after leaving their homeland in search of a better life, are trying to survive as migrants in a foreign country. Strahinja is starting to build a career in a local football team, while Ababuo, a professional actress, is struggling to settle. Her dissatisfaction takes her away from Strahinja, who sets off on a perilous journey to find her.
This is a story about love, but in essence, it is the story of a man who follows his inner emotional and moral compass in spite of social conventions, in spite of everything. In the end, it is a story of forgiveness.
Awards:
Karlovy Vary IFF 2021 (Crystal Globe for Best Film, Best Actor, Special Mention for Best Cinematography and the Ecumenical Jury Award)
With the support of the Serbian Ministry of Culture and the Serbian Embassy in Brussels