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Stories From The Chestnut Woods Zgodbe iz kostanjevih gozdov

Gregor Božič / Slovenia, Italy / 2019 / 81 min / Italian, Slovene / 16+

In a forested valley between Italy and Yugoslavia in the mid-20th century, a stingy widower befriends a young woman and helps her depart in search of a new life across the ocean. A chance encounter gives rise to a dreamy fairy tale on loss, regret and the power of imagination. 

cast Massimo De Francovich, Ivana Roščić, Giusi Merli, Tomi Janežič, Anita Kravos, Nataša Keser, Janja Majzelj, Marko Brecelj, Matija Solce, Janez Škof

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"With [this] extraordinarily poetic work, Bozic is putting himself forward as a new voice in contemporary Slovenian cinema."
- Cineuropa.

The Vesna award winner for best Slovenian film had its world premiere at the Toronto film fest.

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