Silent Sonata (2011)
Overview
A man stays alone with his children in a half demolished house in the middle of a desolate field. His wife has just been killed by a grenade in a military battle. He is expecting a new attack. Instead a wandering caravan called Circus Fantasticus stops by the house. They bring along the dying director of the circus. Is it possible for anything beautiful to happen in a landscape of war and death? Can life go on? Is it possible to realize that death does not exist?
Production Companies
Additional Info
| Budget | $2,000,000.00 |
|---|---|
| Revenue | $0.00 |
| Original Language | sl |
| Popularity | 0.825 |
Directed By
Janez Burger
Crew
Robert Flanagan
Jožko Rutar
Drago Ivanuša
Janez Burger
Robert Flanagan
Janez Burger
Alenka Nahtigal
Vasja Kokelj
Vasja Kokelj
Diviš Marek
Miloš Kalusek
Alan Hranitelj
TOP CAST
Leon Lučev
Oče
Luna Mijović
Hči
René Bazinet
Old Man
Pauliina Räsänen
Beauty
Ravil Sultanov
Circus Leader
Marjuta Slamič
Dead Wife
Daniel Rovai
Klaun
Viatcheslav Volkov
Muscle Man
David Boelee
Fire Blower
Zhang Xiaoxue
Chinese Girl
Natalia Sultanova
Ženski klaun
Devi Bragalini
Sin
Enej Grom
Fant
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