Song of Lives
documentary
Életek éneke | Original title |
documentary | Genre |
2008 | Release |
35mm | Format |
100 min | Runtime |
Csaba Bereczki | Director |
Csaba Bereczki, Tamás Tolmár | Producer |
László Kelemen, János Zerkula, István Jámbor | Cast |
Synopsis
In a village deep in Transylvania, a number of people are attending the funeral of a great Gypsy–Hungarian violinist. His death brought together all the musicians int he region. The Master is gone, but a new group is born, an orchestra of 27 musicians of Gypsies, Romanians and Hungarians. The film, like a gentle road-movie, discovers the tragic and happy moments through different destinies. Their music however, is eternal.
Festivals
2008 - Salerno International Film Festival | (in competition) |
2009 - Cluj-Napoca Transilvania | |
2008 - Warsaw International Film Festival | (in competition) |
2009 - Vukovar Film Festival | (in competition) |
2008 - Leipzig International Festival for Documentary and Animated Film |