THE LOST TREASURE
LE TROUPEAU PERDU
DER VERLORENE SCHATZ
AZ ELVESZETT KINCS

HRT, 2005, documentary, color
26 minutes, DIGITAL BETA, 16:9

director/realisateur/regie: BRANKO ISTVANCIC
screenwriters/author/buch: VIDO BAGUR
camera/image/camera: IVAN KOVAC
editing/montage/schnitt: ROBERT PETRINEC
Music composed and orchestrated by:
DALIBOR GRUBACEVIC

Synopsis:
The main protagonist, Dara, lives with her husband, Rade Mitrović, in the vicinity of Obrovac, an area of typical Croatian rocky ground. They are the last authentic people of the area. He carves in the old-fashioned way, while she takes her flock of sheep and goats to graze in a pasture at the time when there is possibility of her flock being attacked by hungry wolves. She is very skilled in leading the flock, her dogs, in a special way. By the dog's behavior she knows that wolves are approaching and it enables her to save the flock, which is far from an easy task. This film follows the main protagonist's efforts to track down a lost sheep. She does this with careful investigation of all the relevant tracks of the lost sheep and despite sacrificing the time to do her household chores. This poetical documentary about eternal fight between good and wrong makes human existence uniquely miraculous.

Résumé (Franacais)
Dara vit avec son mari tout pres d'Obrovac, une région rocailleuse de la Croatie, ils en sont les plus anciens habitants. Il est tailleur, elle est bergere et tous deux travaillent dans l'art de la tradition. Dara est tres douée pour emmener son troupeau paître, meme lorsque pese la menace des loups. Mais voila, Dara a perdu un de ses moutons... Ce film nous emmene sur la piste de ce mouton en danger aux côtés de Dara et de son chien qui mettront tout en oeuvre pour le retrouver.

Sinossi (Italiano)
Questo lavoro parla di Dara, la protagonista del documentario, e la sua battaglia contro i lupi per salvare uno dei suoi tesori, una pecora. E' la storia della collaborazione tra una donna e il suo cane pastore e di quanto questa collaborazione sia importante.

Synopsis (Magyarul):
Dara és férje Rade, Obrovac környékén élnek, egy tipikus horvát sziklás területen. A férfi hagyományos faragásokat készít, a no juhait és birkáit legelteti egy olyan mezon, ahol nyáját éhes farkasok támadhatják meg. A filmben hosnonk elveszett birkája után kutat, alapos nyomkeresésbe kezd házimunkáit is elhanyagolva. Költoi dokumentumfilm a jó és a rossz közötti végtelen harcról, mely az emberi létet páratlanul csodálatossá teszi.

Festivals:
PRIX CIRCOM REGIONAL 2005
Dubrovnik International Film Festival 2005
Parnu Intl. Documentary and Anthropology Film Festival 2005
Rome International Film Festival 2005
PRIX EUROPA 2005
The Olomouc international film festival AFO 2005
EKOFILM 2005
International tourfilm festival and Tourist Workshop - SW ITF'2005
Festival dokument ART Germany 2005
XXII Festival de Cine de Bogota 2005
Fano International Film Festival 2005
Cine Eco 2005
Guangzhou International Documentary Festival 2005
International Festival of Professional Films EKOTOPFILM 2005
MEDIAWAVE 2006
Festival "Europe's Point of Divergance/Convergence" 2006
Huesca International Film Festival 2006
romadocfest - Rome International documentary festival 2006
AsterFest 2006
Mediterranean Environmental Award 2006
ETNOFILM ČADCA 2006
International Wlodzimierz Puchalski Nature Film Festival 2007
25. Autrans International Mountain Film Festival

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