AS FAR AS I CAN WALK

film AS FAR AS I CAN WALK (Strahinja Banovic)
  • Original title: Strahinja Banovic
  • Type: Feature film
  • Year: 2021
  • Genre: Drama
  • Country: Serbia,Luxembourg, France, Bulgaria, Lithuania
  • Language: English,Serbian
  • Length: 92
  • Format: DCP, Blu Ray
  • Directed by: Stefan Arsenijević
Strahinya and his wife, Ababuo, both 28, left Ghana at the beginning of the migrant crisis. They managed to reach Germany but were deported back to Belgrade. Serbia may not be Germany, but Strahinya does his best to start a new life. He works hard to secure asylum, trying out as a football player for a local club and working as a volunteer for the Red Cross. The process, however, is lengthy and Ababuo, a passionate woman aspiring to become an actress in London, feels unfulfilled in their life.  One night, a new group of Syrian refugees arrive, on their way to Western Europe. One of them is Ali, a charismatic left-wing activist. Ababuo initially mocks him, but, the very next day, leaves Serbia with him, providing no explanation. Strahinya sets off along the Balkan migrant route for completely different reasons than anyone else: for love. A re-imagining of the medieval Serbian epic poem Banovich Strahinya in which contemporary African migrants take the place of Serbian national heroes. Urgent and timeless at the same time, this adaptation raises questions about identity, tradition, and love.
  • Screenplay: Stefan Arsenijević, Bojan Vuletić, Nicolas Ducray
  • Director of photography: Jelena Stanković
  • Production design: Zorana Petrov
  • Music by: Martynas Bialobžeskis
  • Edited by: Vanja Kovačević
  • Costume designer: Carine Rando de Felice
  • Make-up artist: Sophie Garlinskas
  • Sound designer: Zoran Maksimović
  • Cast: Ibrahim Koma, Nancy Mensah-Offei, Maxim Khalil, Rami Farah, Nebojša Dugalić
  • Production company: Serbia - Art & Popcorn
  • Producers: Miroslav Mogorović - Art & Popcorn
  • Co-production: Luxembourg - Les Films Fauves; France - Surprise Alley; Bulgaria - Chouchkov Brothers, Lithuania - Artbox
  • Co-producers: Gilles Chanial - Les Films Fauves; Alice Ormières, Myrina Mané - Surprise Alley; Borislav Chouchkov - Chouchkov Brothers, Kestutis Drazdauskas - Artbox
  • Executive producer: Stefan Mladenović - Art & Popcorn
  • Supported by: Eurimages, Film center Serbia, Film Fund Luxembourg, CNC France, Bulgarian National Film Center, Lithuanian Film Center, Creative Europe - MEDIA, the Government of the Republic of Serbia - Tax Incentives Regulation and Program
film AS FAR AS I CAN WALK (Strahinja Banovic)
film AS FAR AS I CAN WALK (Strahinja Banovic)
film AS FAR AS I CAN WALK (Strahinja Banovic)

30 awards

ON

21 Festivals

WORLD WIDE


  • Karlovy Vary IFF Karlovy Vary Czech Republic - 2021 Crystal Globe Competition - World Premiere
  • Manaki Brothers -Intl Cinematographers FF Bitola North Macedonia - 2021 Competition Program Camera 300
  • Haifa FF Haifa Israel - 2021
  • Pingyao IFF Pingyao China - 2021 Official Competition
  • CinEast Film Festival Luxembourg Luxembourg - 2021 Cinescope
  • Montpellier FF CINEMED Montpellier France - 2021 Official Feature Selection
  • Kinenova IFF Skopje North Macedonia - 2021 Main Competition - Opening Film
  • Thessaloniki International Film Festival Thessaloniki Greece - 2021 Balkan Survey
  • Seville European Film Festival Seville Spain - 2021 Extraordinary Stories Competition
  • Zagreb International Film Festival Zagreb Croatia - 2021 Main Program - Feature Competition
  • Cairo International Film Festival Cairo Egypt - 2021 Official Selection Out of Competition
  • Human Rights FF Asturias Spain - 2022 Official Competition
  • Dhaka IFF Dhaka Bangladesh - 2022 Spiritual Films
  • Trieste Film Festival Trieste Italy - 2022 Official Competition
  • Panorama of European Cinema Athens Greece - 2022 Official Competition
  • Belgrade film festival - FEST Belgrade Serbia - 2022 Opening Film
  • Luxor African FF Luxor Egypt - 2022 Diaspora Competition
  • Mons IFF Mons Belgium - 2022 International Competition
  • Sofia Film Festival Sofia Bulgaria - 2022 Balkan Competition
  • Festival LEurope autour de lEurope Paris France - 2022 Official Competition - Prix Sauvage
  • Cinema Du Monde De Sherbrooke Sherbrooke Canada - 2022 Competition
  • GoEAST Film Festival Wiesbaden Germany - 2022 International Competition
  • SEE Film Festival Los Angeles Los Angeles USA - 2022 Competition
  • Minneapolis St. Paul IFF Minneapolis USA - 2022 World Cinema
  • Kino Otok Izola, Ljubljana Slovenia - 2022
  • Humans Fest Valencia Spain - 2022 Competition
  • Transilvania IFF Cluj Romania - 2022 Supernova
  • SOFEST Sopot Serbia - 2022 Competition
  • Sombor FF Sombor Serbia - 2022 Competition
  • Palic European FF Palic Serbia - 2022 Official Selection- Out of Competition
  • African Diaspora FF DC Washington DC USA - 2022 Official Selection
  • Brac Film Festival Supetar Croatia - 2022
  • Screenplay Film Festival Vrnjacka Banja Vrnjacka Banja Serbia - 2022 Competition
  • Sarajevo IFF Sarajevo Bosnia and Herzegovina - 2022 Competition Program - in Focus
  • Atlantida IFF On line Spain - 2022 Main Program
  • Niš Film Festival Niš Serbia - 2022 Competition
  • Herceg Novi Montenegro International Film Festival Herceg Novi Montenegro - 2022 Competition
  • Dunav Film Festival Smederevo Serbia - 2022
  • Zemunfest Zemun Serbia - 2022
  • Leskovac FF- Festival of Film Direction Leskovac Serbia - 2022 Competition
  • Montreal Intl Black Film Festival Montreal Canada - 2022
  • VALTER FEST Mladenovac Serbia - 2022 Competition
  • Seoul International Agape FF Seoul South Korea - 2022
  • AfryKamera IFF Krakow Poland - 2022
  • European Film Festival Johannesburg South Africa - 2022
  • Tuzla Film Festival Tuzla Bosnia and Herzegovina - 2022 Official Selection
  • Scanorama Vilnius Lithuania - 2022 Crossing Europe
  • Eastern Neighbours FF Hague Netherlands - 2022 Current Relevant Cinema
  • Balkan Film Festival Rome Rome Italy - 2022 Competition
  • New York African Diaspora IFF New York USA - 2022
  • Chicago Serbian Film Fest Chicago USA - 2022
  • Picture in Motion FF Novi Sad Serbia - 2022
  • Serbian FF Australia Sidney, Perth, Cambera, Melbourne, Adelaide Australia - 2023
  • Shifting pictures Bucurest Romania - 2023
  • Festival de films d auteur de Val-Morin Val-Morin Canada - 2023
  • Balkan Tage Munchen Germany - 2023