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Landscape Zero

Nulti Krajolik
written and directed by Bruno Pavić
documentary
2020
Croatia
52; 71 min
Croatian language
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Synopsis

A small coastal area has been destroyed by the presence of industrial facilities. The film follows the lives of people who are either fighting for their survival among the dangerous facilities or coexisting with them in harmony. Everyday scenes intertwine with different art performances, depicting the adjustment of people and animals to the degraded environment.

Cast
Željan Jurlin
Jurica Škalabrin
Hrvoje Pelicarić
Josip Rogošić
Hrvoje Svalina
Vice Tomasović
Petar Grimani
Marin Renić
Nina Kamenjarin
Gildo Bavčević
Crew
director of photography Andrea Kaštelan
editors Dan Oki, Dragan Đokić
composer and sound designer Vjeran Šalamon
sound recorders Hrvoje Pelicarić, Josip Rogošić
color grading Andrea Kaštelan
production assistants Marko Višnjić, Marko Kapitanović
runner Tomislav Matenda
digital imaging technician Dragan Kovačević
producer Ivan Perić
production by Kazimir
Press
“But perhaps, in its ambition to avoid straightforward environmental activism, Landscape Zero prefers to make a silent statement by depicting the area in detail and leaving viewers to draw their own conclusions, while actually rendering the wickedness more aesthetically pleasing.”
Mariana Hristova, CINEUROPA
“Non è facile superare la sensazione di profondo disagio che si prova in alcuni momenti di fronte alle persone che con noncuranza fanno il bagno o si abbronzano in mezzo ai miasmi e all’eternit; ed è ancor più difficile accettare che tutto ciò avvenga nel silenzio della politica e delle istituzioni.”
Marco Lera, CABIRIAMS
“U “Nultom krajoliku” dokumentarno i eksperimentalno nerazdruživo se prožimaju, naslućuje se i ponešto igranoga (Pavić ga u razgovoru potvrđuje), jedva se izgovara poneka riječ, malo je i pisanih.”
Janko Heidl, DOCUMENTARNI.NET
“Siamo a Spalato, in Croazia. “Abbiamo un grave problema d’inquinamento, i turisti non lo sanno e ai croati non importa”, dice il regista Bruno Pavić, sottolineando anche quanto questo suo documentario voglia essere un atto di denuncia per sensibilizzare il governo, i cittadini, gli spettatori. Un grido silenzioso? Un’accusa che rimarrà inascoltata? Un manifesto per un futuro migliore?”
Simone Tarditi, VERO CINEMA
Notes from the director

The title can be interpreted as the landscape of industrial disaster. It is a reference to ‘ground zero,’ denoting the location of a bomb explosion or the starting point of an epidemic or disaster. It also hints at ‘zero category monuments,’ denoting cultural heritage sites of the highest order, thus alluding to the notion that the natural landscape should be protected in the same way. However, the meaning of the title goes beyond ecology; it could also serve to interpret the anthropological context of the relationship between human beings, nature and culture, industry and activist ecology. All of these themes intertwine throughout the film.

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