Don Juan (16+)
Sweden, Finland, 2015, colour, 95 min.
Director: Jerzy Sladkowski
Director: Jerzy Sladkowski
A four-sided love triangle spiced with autism, neuroses and life crises in the Russian town of Nizhny Novgorod. The 22-year-old autistic young man Oleg is seeking approval and love. He is surrounded by many who want to help him, but no-one succeeds. Suddenly, help comes from an unexpected direction.
AWARDS
Dragon Award Best Nordic Documentary, Göteborg Film Festival, Sweden; Best Feature-Length Documentary, International Documentary Film Festival Amsterdam.
Jerzy Sladkowski
Jerzy Sladkowski
was born in Poland in 1945. He immigrated to Sweden in 1983. Since then he has worked as a freelance director and producer making over fifty documentaries. Recipient of several prestigious prizes including the European Film Award for «Vendetta», the IDA Award for «Swedish Tango», the Golden Dove for ”Vodka Factory” and the VPRO IDFA Award for ”Don Juan”.
FILMOGRAPHY
Trójkat smierci, 1990; Dzieci tundry, 1994; Vendetta – Blutrache in Albanien, 1996; Schwedischer Tango, 1999; My American Family, 2004; Best Friends, 2006; Paradise, 2007; Vodka Factory , 2011; In the Mind of a Parrot, 2012; Don Juan, 2016.
Sweden, Finland, 2015, colour, 95 min.
Director: Jerzy Sladkowski
Director: Jerzy Sladkowski
A four-sided love triangle spiced with autism, neuroses and life crises in the Russian town of Nizhny Novgorod. The 22-year-old autistic young man Oleg is seeking approval and love. He is surrounded by many who want to help him, but no-one succeeds. Suddenly, help comes from an unexpected direction.
AWARDS
Dragon Award Best Nordic Documentary, Göteborg Film Festival, Sweden; Best Feature-Length Documentary, International Documentary Film Festival Amsterdam.