In the Name of the Son (2007 film)

In the Name of the Son is a 2007 drama/thriller short film, set during and after the Bosnian War in present-day Los Angeles, written and directed by Harun Mehmedinović, produced by Vikramadithya Singh with Ajfelov Most as sponsor.

In the Name of the Son
Directed byHarun Mehmedinović
Produced byVikramādithya Singh
Written byHarun Mehmedinović
StarringSergej Trifunović,
Jack Dimich,
Elvedin Slipac,
Ingrid Walters,
Nino Cirabisi
Music byPinar Toprak
CinematographyJason Raswant
Edited byTyler Earring
Release date
  • 2007 (2007)
Running time
26 minutes
CountryUnited States
Bosnia and Herzegovina
India
LanguageEnglish, Bosnian

History

The 25-minute film took a year and a half to complete and premiered at Telluride Film Festival in September, 2007. The film is not autobiographical, but it addresses the breakdown of normal societal ties that people in Bosnia witnessed and that Mehmedinović said he could not have written about without experiencing.[1][2]

Plot

The Name of the Son is a film that looks at human conflicts in the present, brought about during personal clashes in the Bosnian War in 1994.

After escaping execution, Tarik, a Bosnian prisoner of war, immigrates to the United States looking to leave his past behind. The psychosis of the conflicts that war brought to him when coping with these in civilian life are very hard for him. Years later, the man who spared his life shows up on Tarik's doorstep asking for a favor. However, the two main protagonists' feelings of guilt and torment are brought to bear with near devastating consequences.

Cast
  • Sergej Trifunović as Tarik
  • Jack Dimich as Pavle
  • Elvedin Slipac as Milan
  • Ingrid Walters as Ayanna
  • Nino Cirabisi as Passenger
  • Zoran Radanovich as Serb Officer #1
  • Zoran Danilović as Serb Officer #2
  • Val Marijan as Serb Officer #3
  • Mark Simich as Serb Officer #4
  • Edin Gali as Bosnian POW #1
  • William Love as Bosnian POW #2
  • Eric Reinholt as Bosnian POW #3
  • Jessica Moreno as Passenger
  • Ryan O'Quinn as World Cup Announcer #1
  • Chip Mullaney as World Cup Announcer #2

Awards

Winner of 30 International Awards including:

References
  1. Revisiting a War Once Left Behind. Washington Post by Tara Bahrampour - 13 August 2007
  2. Film replays Bosnia conflict. Reuters by Deborah Lutterbeck - 26 December 2008
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