Out of love (Ønskebørn)

Fusing documentary and fiction, Out of Love depicts the lives of children trying to survive the aftermath of war in Kosovo by selling cigarettes on the street. Through monologues performed by the children against the eerie backdrops of Pristina, the film tells their gripping and sad story of memory, loss and fear.

According to Birgitte Stærmose, “I am interested in the cross-pollination between fiction and documentary. I am a fiction director fascinated by reality. When I visited Kosovo for the first time in 2006 the hidden and unseen quality of the place drew me in. And then there were the faces of the children. I wanted an audience to be confronted by the reality and humanity of these children by focusing on what is not seen - their memory and stories of desire, loss and fear”.

Cast:
Liridon Abdullahu
Xhevahire Abdullahu
Shpresim Azemi
Besarta Beha

Director: Birgitte Stærmose
Writer: Peter Asmussen
Runtime: 29 min
Genre: Documentary
Language: Albanian
Subtitles: English
Production Year: 2009

The screening is part of the Danish Documentary Week