Homo sapiens (1969)

09/30/1969 (YU) • Drama • 12m

Overview

The first film in Vlatko Gilić’s Sisyphean trilogy, Homo sapiens follows a suited man as he takes a trek back and forth across a sandy desert to fill an oversized barrel using a woefully small tub of water. Shot in stark black and white and edited to achieve a dreamlike quality, the man’s devotion to this task is tested and taunted by a young couple that frolics around the barrel.

Homo sapiens (1969)

09/30/1969 (YU) • 12m

Drama

Overview

The first film in Vlatko Gilić’s Sisyphean trilogy, Homo sapiens follows a suited man as he takes a trek back and forth across a sandy desert to fill an oversized barrel using a woefully small tub of water. Shot in stark black and white and edited to achieve a dreamlike quality, the man’s devotion to this task is tested and taunted by a young couple that frolics around the barrel.

Top Billed Cast

Slobodan Aligrudić

Čovek / The Man

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Status

Released

Original Language

No Language

Budget

-

Revenue

-

Keywords

beach

avant-garde

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