Whose is this song?

  • October 25, 2017 / 19:00
  • October 28, 2017 / 16:00

Director: Adela Peeva
Belgium, Bulgaria, 2003, 70', color
Bulgarian, Macedonian, Turkish with Turkish subtitles
 

Whose is this song is a film about a song and the transformations it underwent on its travels along the roads of the Balkans: in different countries, it has different faces and exists as a love song, a military march meant to scare the enemy off, a Muslim religious song, a revolutionary song, an anthem of the right nationalists, etc. Could a song change people's destinies? Could a song bring lovers together and then arouse blind jealousy? Could a song haunt a person for his whole life and even beyond? Could a song give rise to ethnic hatred or to revenge by hanging?

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Sevdah

Whose is this song?

Whose is this song?

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Trailer

Whose is this song?

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