Alissa Simon Film CriticSerbian director Stefan Arsenijević is competing for Karlovy Vary Film Festival’s Crystal Globe with his second feature, “As Far As I Can Walk.” It’s a surprising and exhilarating blend of contemporary refugee story, love triangle and medieval Serbian poem.Arsenijević’s hometown Belgrade marks an important point on the Balkan migrant route.
A few years ago, he could see thousands of new refugees arriving every day. He says, “Having my own experience of war and poverty in the 90s, I could easily identify.
I started talking with migrants, hearing their experiences. There was this moving story of epic proportions happening right in front of me.
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