Summer in the Golden Valley

Summer in the Golden Valley

105 mins | Drama | April 16, 2003

At the traditional Muslim funeral service for his father Fikret Varupa, sixteen year old boy from Sarajevo, learns that his father owes money to Hamid, a man he does not even know. The debt is considerable and Hamid does not want it to go to the grave with the body, so the debt automatically passes from the father to the son. Since in Bosnia this way of collecting debts, at a funeral, is considered to be utterly humiliating, it is never, ever applied. Fikret and his entire family become subjects of ridicule. Fikret, who is practically still a child, is decisive to "redeem his father's soul". Wishing to repay his father's debt and to secure the forgiveness, Fikret wanders into the real world of Sarajevo, the world that is ruled by post-war chaos, misery and poverty and becomes an ideal target for two corrupted policemen who wish to "help" him: they plant the kidnapped girl on him.

Summer in the Golden Valley

105 mins | Drama | April 16, 2003

Summer in the Golden Valley
At the traditional Muslim funeral service for his father Fikret Varupa, sixteen year old boy from Sarajevo, learns that his father owes money to Hamid, a man he does not even know. The debt is considerable and Hamid does not want it to go to the grave with the body, so the debt automatically passes from the father to the son. Since in Bosnia this way of collecting debts, at a funeral, is considered to be utterly humiliating, it is never, ever applied. Fikret and his entire family become subjects of ridicule. Fikret, who is practically still a child, is decisive to "redeem his father's soul". Wishing to repay his father's debt and to secure the forgiveness, Fikret wanders into the real world of Sarajevo, the world that is ruled by post-war chaos, misery and poverty and becomes an ideal target for two corrupted policemen who wish to "help" him: they plant the kidnapped girl on him.
IMDb rating 7.1
Producers Novotny & Novotny Filmproduktion, Clubdeal, Refresh Production, Fildebroc SA
Original title Ljeto u zlatnoj dolini
Directors Nidžara Mehić, Srđan Vuletić
Writers Srđan Vuletić

Cast

Haris Sijarić

as Fikret Varupa

Kemal Čebo

as Tiki

Svetozar Cvetković

as Ramiz Krpo

Sadžida Šetić

as Majka

Admir Glamočak

as Klupa

Dragan Jovičić

as Jasmin

Saša Petrović

as Granapdžija

Đani Jaha

as Špico

Miraj Grbić

as Čupo

Maja Salkić

as Stjuardesa 1

Amar Bektašević

as Dječak glumac