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2005 film by Vladan Nikolic
Love
is a 2005 independent feature film, written, directed and edited by
Vladan Nikolic
, produced by Jim Stark (
Down by Law
,
Night on Earth
,
Factotum
) and executive produced by
Christoph Thoke
(
Tropical Malady
). The film was made in
New York City
for $350,000, with a cast and crew from over 20 countries, with 168 scenes, shot at over 60 locations. The film was shot on mini DV in 20 days, transferred to 35mm film, and received high praise in the September 2005 issue of
American Cinematographer
for its stylish look.
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It impressed audiences and critics at the 2005
Tribeca Film Festival
,
Venice Film Festival
, and the
Oldenburg Film Festival
.
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citation needed
]
Love
also won the Prix De Jeunes at the
Cinema Tout Ecran
festival in Geneva, Switzerland. Critics compared the film to
Pulp Fiction
,
Memento
,
Rashomon
, and in its political subtext to
Marathon Man
and
Dirty Pretty Things
(
Variety
).
Told through a non-linear narrative from each of the characters' points of view, the film reconstructs the stories of a Yugoslav hit man (Sergej Trifunovic), his former lover (Geno Lechner), and her police officer boyfriend (Peter Gevisser), as their paths cross in New York.
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Cast
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- Sergej Trifunovic as Vanya
- Geno Lechner as Anna
- Peter Gevisser as Dirk
- Didier Flamand as Jean
- Mario Padula as Manny
- Al Nazemian as Ali (as Al Naz)
- Liat Glick as Faye
- Eric Frandsen as Hayes
- Mariano Mederos as Rivera
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