Halima’s Path (Halimin put)
“Powerful and moving, the film has been picking up awards at festivals worldwide…”
(Nick Holdsworth, The Hollywood Reporter)
“Every character is perfectly drawn and portrayed by an amazing ensemble cast… “Halima’s Path” is a stunner and jaw dropper…”
(Alex Deleon, FilmFestivals.com)
“Ostojic is more than familiar with the region and its subtleties, their predicaments and family dynamics and that very insight is what makes “Halima’s Path” an unforgettably moving and important picture.”
(Carlos Aguilar, Indiewire)
About the Film:
Halima’s Path tells the tragic but inspiring story of a grieving, but strong-willed Muslim woman Halima who tries, without success, to find the remains of her son who was killed in the Bosnian War and buried in one of the many mass graves. She realizes that she must track down her estranged niece, who we find carries a mysterious connection to him. After finding her, Halima discovers a horrifying fact from her worst nightmares. With this discovery, the spiral of tragic events from the past would continue in the present, disrupting once again the troubled lives of the characters.
The screenplay was inspired by a real-life story of Zahida and Muharem Fazlic from a village near Prijedor in Western Bosnia whose adopted son Emir was executed in 1992. It took them 20 years to find their son’s biological mother who kept refusing to give her blood for the DNA identification.
About the Director:
Arsen was born in Split, Croatia in 1965. He received his BA in film directing from the Academy of Dramatic Arts in Zagreb, and his MFA in filmmaking from New York University, both with honors. He directed 4 live-action feature films (“A Wonderful Night in Split” in 2004, “No One’s Son” in 2008, “Halima’s Path in 2012 and “F20” in 2018.); his first three films were Croatian candidates for an Academy Award, while “A Wonderful Night in Split” was nominated for an EFA award. Until now these 4 feature films got more than 93 awards and recognitions at about 145 film festivals and competitions.
He also wrote and directed several award-winning documentaries and short films, as well as one stage play for the Croatian National Theatre in Split.
In 2016 he co-produced an 3D animated feature film “The Oddsockeaters” which became the highest grossing Czech animated feature film. He is currently in preproduction of another 3D animated feature film for children titled “The Crystal Planet” which he is directing and producing.
He has been a member of the European Film Academy since 2005.
(Nick Holdsworth, The Hollywood Reporter)
“Every character is perfectly drawn and portrayed by an amazing ensemble cast… “Halima’s Path” is a stunner and jaw dropper…”
(Alex Deleon, FilmFestivals.com)
“Ostojic is more than familiar with the region and its subtleties, their predicaments and family dynamics and that very insight is what makes “Halima’s Path” an unforgettably moving and important picture.”
(Carlos Aguilar, Indiewire)
About the Film:
Halima’s Path tells the tragic but inspiring story of a grieving, but strong-willed Muslim woman Halima who tries, without success, to find the remains of her son who was killed in the Bosnian War and buried in one of the many mass graves. She realizes that she must track down her estranged niece, who we find carries a mysterious connection to him. After finding her, Halima discovers a horrifying fact from her worst nightmares. With this discovery, the spiral of tragic events from the past would continue in the present, disrupting once again the troubled lives of the characters.
The screenplay was inspired by a real-life story of Zahida and Muharem Fazlic from a village near Prijedor in Western Bosnia whose adopted son Emir was executed in 1992. It took them 20 years to find their son’s biological mother who kept refusing to give her blood for the DNA identification.
About the Director:
Arsen was born in Split, Croatia in 1965. He received his BA in film directing from the Academy of Dramatic Arts in Zagreb, and his MFA in filmmaking from New York University, both with honors. He directed 4 live-action feature films (“A Wonderful Night in Split” in 2004, “No One’s Son” in 2008, “Halima’s Path in 2012 and “F20” in 2018.); his first three films were Croatian candidates for an Academy Award, while “A Wonderful Night in Split” was nominated for an EFA award. Until now these 4 feature films got more than 93 awards and recognitions at about 145 film festivals and competitions.
He also wrote and directed several award-winning documentaries and short films, as well as one stage play for the Croatian National Theatre in Split.
In 2016 he co-produced an 3D animated feature film “The Oddsockeaters” which became the highest grossing Czech animated feature film. He is currently in preproduction of another 3D animated feature film for children titled “The Crystal Planet” which he is directing and producing.
He has been a member of the European Film Academy since 2005.
Cast
Alma Prica
Director
Arsen A. Ostojic
Running Time
97 minutes