A Roma family lives far from the urban centres of Bosnia-Herzegovina. The father Nazif salvages metal from old cars and sells it to a scrap-dealer. The mother Senada keeps the house tidy, cooks, bakes and cares for their two small daughters. One day, she feels a sharp pain in her abdomen. At the hospital she is told there is something wrong with the baby she is carrying: "They say it's dead." She is at risk of septicaemia and they must operate immediately. But Senada has no m... (Full plot summary below)
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A Roma family lives far from the urban centres of Bosnia-Herzegovina. The father Nazif salvages metal from old cars and sells it to a scrap-dealer. The mother Senada keeps the house tidy, cooks, bakes and cares for their two small daughters. One day, she feels a sharp pain in her abdomen. At the hospital she is told there is something wrong with the baby she is carrying: "They say it's dead." She is at risk of septicaemia and they must operate immediately. But Senada has no medical insurance; since the operation will cost much more than the family can afford the hospital's head refuses to treat her. A race against time together with a mounting sense of hopelessness played by a cast of non-professional actors re-enacting an episode from their own lives. Winner of the Silver Bear Jury Grand Prix and the Silver Bear for best actor at the Berlin Film Festival 2013.
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| Movie MezzanineTom CliftThe mundaneness of misery can only be compelling for so long. |
| Empire MagazineDavid ParkinsonNot a laugh riot by any means but there's plenty of tenderness and heart in this vignette of rural life. |
| Total FilmAli CatterallPlayed out with agonising matter-of-factness against a wintry backdrop of chimneys and tips, it's a grim, if quietly compelling affair. |
| GuardianPeter BradshawWhat lights up the screen is Nazif's quiet, undemonstrative love for Senada, and hers for him. It is finally very moving. |
| ScotsmanSiobhan SynnotBleak, immersive story of a Roma family struggling to survive by salvaging metal. |
| About.comDavid Nusair...an intriguing yet uneven look at life in a rarely filmed corner of the world. |
| Time OutTom HuddlestonIt's all very intimate and convincing ... and the performances are naturalistic throughout. But there's nothing here we haven't seen before. |
| Irish TimesDonald ClarkeEven at a brief 75 minutes, it is, however, something of a grim slog. |
| Independent (UK)Geoffrey MacnabThe film is also grimly compelling on a dramatic level as an account of a family struggling desperately for survival. |
| VarietyAlissa SimonAs matter-of-fact as its mouthful of a title, Danis Tanovic's touching social-realist drama An Episode in the Life of an Iron Picker offers a modest, low-key glimpse into the struggles of an impoverished Roma family. |
