Synopsis
Dar Fur – War for Water is about a mission, that Tomo Križnar, a human rights activist and (former) Slovenian President Janez Drnovsek’s special emissary in Darfur, made.
While Kriznar presents Slovenian peace initiative to various fractions of Sudanese Liberation Army, he films on camera very emotional and priceless talks with main rebel leaders and with civilians. This is the first film about Darfur, which enables the rest of the World to have an insight into mentality of the rebels in Darfur and events, that took place there from February to June 2006. The documentary gives us the answer, why the peace, which was signed in Abudja in Nigeria between the Sudanese governement and the only signatory on the other side, self-proclaimed SLA leader, Minni Minawi, was obviously just o political charade, which still goes on today.
RELEASES & FESTIVALS
- Bahamas International Film Festival (Bahamas), 4. – 11. 12. 2008
- Durban international Film Festival (South Afrika), 23. 7. – 3. 8. 2008 – in competition / Amnesty International Award
- International Film Festival Warsaw (Poland), 10. – 19. 10. 2008
- Prix Europa – in library (Germany), 18. – 25. 10. 2008
- Festival of Slovenian Film (Portorož, Slovenia), 22. – 25. 10. 2008
- DokMa 2008 (Maribor, Slovenia), 2. – 8. 11. 2008
- IDFA – International Documentary Film Festival Amsterdam (Netherlands), 20. – 30. 11. 2008
- Movies that matter (Hague, Netherlands), 2. – 8. 4. 2009
- 16. International Environmental Film Festival – FICMA (Barcelona, Spain), 29. 5. – 7. 6. 2009
- Salvador International Ambient Film Festival (Brazil), 5. – 20. 6. 2009
- Mediteran Film Festival Široki Brijeg (BiH), 2. – 5. 9. 2009 – in competition
- Milano Film Festival – State (T)error special season (Italy), 11. – 20. 9. 2009
- Amakula Kampala International Film Festival (Uganda), 6. – 14. 11. 2009
- DOCSDF International Documentary Film Festival of Mexico City (Mexico), 15. – 24. 10. 2009 – in competition
- International Film and Environment Festival of Zaragoza (Spain), 6. – 15. 11. 2009
AWARDS & REVIEWS
Amnesty International Award / Durban International Film Festival (South Africa), 2008
Best documentary film Award /
International Film and Environment Festival of Zaragoza (Spain), 2009
autor med voznjo z uporniki
F1080008
F1090019
Film photo 1
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SLA rebels with weapons ready for atack
Tomo Kriznar
Tomo z Furskimi zenami zadaj
CREW
Script and Direction: TOMO KRIŽNAR & MAJA WEISS
Producer: IDA WEISS
Cinematographer: TOMO KRIŽNAR
Editor: PETER BRAATZ
Music: CHRIS ECKMAN
Sound Designers: JULIJ ZORNIK, JOHANNA HERR
Song Author for “Jebel Marra”: TOMAŽ PENGOV
CAST
TOMO KRIŽNAR
DR. JANEZ DRNOVŠEK – Former President of Slovenia
OMAR MAHAMED BESHIR – President of Sudan
Darfur civilians, refugees, and rebels
MINNY ARCO MINNAWY
ABDEL WAHID AL NUR
DR. MOHAMED RAYA
MUSTAVA TERAB
SULEIMAN JAMMOUS
ADAM SHOGAR
ADAM BAKHIT
IBRAHIM KHALIL
PRODUCTION
BELA FILM
In co-production with
RTV SLOVENIA – Documentary Program
Executive Editor: Živa Emeršič
TARIS FILM
TOMO KRIŽNAR
Financial Support:
FILM FUND OF THE REPUBLIC OF SLOVENIA
TECHNICAL DETAILS
Duration: 92 min.
Production Format: DV, 4:3
Screening Formats: 35mm, Dolby Digital &
Digital Beta, Stereo
Languages: Slovenian, English, Arabic, Zaghawa, Darfur
Year of Production: 2008
Project type
Feature-Length, Documentary
