Youth work actions were an inseparable part of socialist Yugoslavia. Through voluntary work, thousands of young brigadiers, both men and women, have contributed towards developing the country and the realisation of key infrastructure projects such as motorways, railways, bridges, tunnels, factories, residential buildings, schools, hospitals, and parks. One of these projects was the Šamac–Sarajevo railway, built in 1947 in a mere seven months. Young people from Yugoslavia were joined by a number of brigadiers from Italy, Great Britain, Greece, France, Denmark, Sweden, Palestine, and so on.
During the war in the nineties, the railway was damaged. The later Dayton Agreement cut it in two while its vital parts were privatised. The last train on the Šamac–Sarajevo line pulled out in 2011. Today, the rails are often used by people on their way to a better future.
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The Other Way Around Volveréis
Jonás Trueba
Thursday, 21. 11. 2024 / 18:50 / Main Hall
Chaos ensues when a long-time couple cheerily announce their breakup. A party will mark the occasion and end the relationship – in this fun, chatty and eccentric anti-romantic comedy set in the director’s native Madrid.
Smoke Sauna Sisterhood Savvusanna sõsarad
Anna Hints
Thursday, 21. 11. 2024 / 20:15 / Small Hall
In the Estonian countryside, a group of women meet in a smoke sauna by a lake in the woods. In this intimate, deeply empathetic debut documentary by Anna Hints, in the safe darkness of the traditional smoke sauna, they share their deepest secrets and most personal experiences. Winner of the European Film Award for Best Documentary.
Black Dog Gou zhen
Guan Hu
Thursday, 21. 11. 2024 / 21:15 / Main Hall
A poetic drama about the unlikely friendship between an ex-convict and a black stray dog addresses the topical social issue of people abandoned to their fate by China’s rapid industrial growth.