Shadows (2007 film)

Infobox Film
name = Senki (Shadows)


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caption = English language poster for "Shadows"
director = Milčo Mančevski
producer = Milčo Mančevski
Amedeo Pagani
Corinna Mehner
Nermin Gladers
Martin Hussman
Dimitar Gočev
Gerrardo Herrero
Mariela Besuievsky
writer = Milčo Mančevski
starring = Borče Nacev
Vesna Stanojevska
Sabina Ajrula-Tozija
Salaetin Bilal
Ratka Radmanovic
Filareta Atanasova
Dime Iliev
Vladimir Jacev
music = Ryan Shore
(additional music by Kiril Džajkovski)
cinematography = Fabio Cianchetti
editing = David Ray
Martin Levenstein
distributor = Bavaria Film International
released = flagicon|Canada September 9, 2007
flagicon|Macedonia November 2, 2007
flagicon|Taiwan November 24, 2007
runtime = 120 minutes
country = flagicon|Macedonia Republic of Macedonia
language = Macedonian
budget = €4,600,000 (estimated)
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amg_id = 1:415853
imdb_id = 0834102

"Shadows" ( _mk. "Сенки", Transliteration: "Senki") is a 2007 film from the Republic of Macedonia. The film was directed, produced and written by Milčo Mančevski. It was filmed on location in both Skopje, Ohrid and several other locations in the Republic of Macedonia.

Plot

Lazar Perkov ( _mk. Лазар Перков) or Laki ( _en. Lucky, _mk. Лаки) is a orthopaedic specialist at the State Hospital in Skopje. His mother, Dr. Vera Perkova ( _mk. Д-р. Вера Перкова) is the Orthopaedic clinic's director.

The action begins at Lazar's home where he has a fight with his wife about how messed up his life was. Pissed off from the fight, he goes for a drive. When trying to light a cigarette in his car, without having the seatbelt on, his phone rings — it is his mother. Then the cigarette falls from his mouth in the desperate attempt to grab his mobile phone on the seat next to him, burning him on the arm. Now he loses control over the car, but meanwhile a woman is crossing the road. Lazar's attempt to avoid hitting her is fatal. His car flips, and crashes until he is found hanging off the car's window whose glass had broken in the crash. The slow movement on the car resting off a building's wall is threatening to crush his dangling head. As all of the people on the streets watch in despair, something moves him away from the car.

Cast

Critical reception

The film has premiered at several international film festivals, the first being the Toronto International Film Festival. The film was well received with one of the festival's film critics calling it "Manchevski’s most ambitious film to date". Other critics, such as Patrick McGavin of Screen Daily, called it “ambitious and capably mounted […] (Manchevski) retains a very fine eye for composition, aided by the sensuous, beautiful work of Italian cinematographer Fabio Cianchetti. The movie's standout quality is the sexy, revealing work of the vibrant, highly alluring young actress Vesna Stanojevska, a professional musician making her film debut. She injects the film with an erotic intensity”.

ee also

*List of films of the Republic of Macedonia

External links

* [http://www.bavaria-film-international.de/htmls/bfi/index.php?site=program&id=236 Bavaria Film International Website]
* [http://www.stylusmagazine.com/articles/movie_review/shadows-senki.htm Stylus Magazine Review]
* [http://www.kinomilenium.com.mk Stylus Magazine Review]