Echo / Eho
Serbia, 65' , 2007

Directed by: Marko Popoviæ, Ivana Laliæ
Script: Ivana Laliæ
Producer: Lazar Laliæ
Production company: Arhitel
Cinematography: Pablo Ferro
Editing: Dejan Lukoviæ
Music: -

Format: video, boja
Running time: 65'

Synopsis
At the close of the 20th century, the people of Serbia were faced with a profound social and economic crisis, disintegration of the country, and wars. All of these left a lasting mark on their psychological and physical health. At times like that, when all values are at risk, the following question arises: What is healthy and what is sick? This film shows how a country and a specific hospital in it share the same fate. This is the story of the oldest psychiatric hospital in the Balkans, located in Belgrade. The ruination of the state and of Serbian society is reflected very directly in the fate of this psychiatric institution.

Awards
Sarajevo Film Festival 2007
Special mention

Directors Biography
Ivana Laliæ was born in Belgrade, Yugoslavia, in 1972. She holds a degree in journalism from the Faculty of Political Science in Belgrade. She has worked at the news desk of Radio Index, the Danas daily, and Radio Free Europe. She has been with Arhitel production company since 1994.

Marko Popoviæ, born in 1975, in Belgrade. He graduated in film and TV directing from the Film Academy in Prague (FAMU) and from the Faculty of Dramatic Arts in Belgrade.
He directs TV documentaries, documentary and short feature films on the state-run RTS and independent TV B92. He has directed music videos, campaigns, promotional films.

Web pages
Arhitel.com
Official trailer

Location and screening schedule:
premiere: SC Cinema, Wednesday, October 24th at 17.00
reprisal: &TD Cinema, Thursday, October 25th at 11.00