It's Hard to Be Nice / Teško je biti fin
Location
Fontbonne University, Lewis Room
Description
In Bosnian with English subtitles. Pre-event reception with Bosnian food. Doors open at 6pm. Screening at 7pm.
This event is part of the Bosnian and South Slavic film series co-sponsored by Saint Louis University, Fontbonne University, and the University of Missouri-St. Louis.
Event Type
Film
Start Date
10-11-2019 6:00 PM
COinS
Oct 11th, 6:00 PM
It's Hard to Be Nice / Teško je biti fin
Fontbonne University, Lewis Room
In Bosnian with English subtitles. Pre-event reception with Bosnian food. Doors open at 6pm. Screening at 7pm.
This event is part of the Bosnian and South Slavic film series co-sponsored by Saint Louis University, Fontbonne University, and the University of Missouri-St. Louis.
Additional Notes
It's Hard to Be Nice / Teško je biti fin (2007)
Fortissimo Films, 102 minutes
40-year-old Fudo is a taxi driver from Sarajevo. Aside from that, he collaborates with the local underworld, giving robbers tips on houses whose owners are away on holiday. Because of his wife and – most importantly – his small son he decides to ditch the latter activity. Shaking free of one’s own past is not easy, however. He starts with a new car, and to buy it he borrows money from a colleague – who nonetheless wants a favour in return. What’s more, Fudo’s first passenger in his “new” life is a pregnant woman he takes to the hospital where he is assumed to be the child’s father. Fudo however is not about to compromise his resolution, and he continues to try to be a better person. This, Srdjan Vuletić’s second feature film, is the story of a man who radically turns over a new leaf. His transformation is made all the more difficult in that it plays out in the modern Bosnian metropolis of Sarajevo, a city that is also searching for itself.
The Bosnian and South Slavic film series features work from Bosnia-Herzegovina, showcasing both classic films and more recent offerings of South Slavic cinema. The series is part of collaborative partnership among faculty at Saint Louis University, Fontbonne University, and the University of Missouri-St. Louis.