It takes on a more anthropological perspective relying not on
commentary but on the power of images: a mass baptism before the
final battle; the bizarre antics of the remaining members of the
Karadjordje dynasty; the tribal chants of Serbian peasant/soldiers
at the front line.
The result is a more universal enquiry into the very nature of
the nation state and the ethnocentric view of the world.
Pawel Pawlikowski was born in Warsaw but has lived in England
since 1977. An internationally acclaimed documentary and feature
film director, Pawel’s films include: Lucifer Over Lancashire
(1987); Vaclav Havel (1989) which won the UN Media Peace Prize;
From Moscow to Pietushki (1990) – this film won an Emmy International,
the Prix Italia and the Royal Television Society Award, Best Documentary;
Dostoevsky’s Travels (1991) won the Royal Television Society
Award, Best Documentary for the second year running; Serbian Epics
(1992) won The Gran Prix in both Marseille and Florence Festivals;
Tripping With Zhirinovsky (1995) won the Grierson Award for Best
British Documentary and the Golden Gate Award at the San Francisco
International Film Festival; Twockers (1998) and in 2000, his
feature film The Last Resort, won a Bafta Award for Best Newcomer,
and Best Film at Edinburgh, Thessaloniki and Gijon, and European
Film of the Year award.
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