The film begins with a Japanese tourist entering an Italian photo developers and he can't believe that they can process his pictures in just ten minutes. The man behind the counter assures him this is true and you see the tourist leave the shop--and you see the time in the foreground. Then, abruptly, the scene changes. At first it isn't certain where you are, but it seems to be Bosnia. A mother is making dinner for her husband who is coming home from the battle front. She sends her oldest child out to get bread and he must run through a war zone to get food. In the space of time it took to get the photos developed, this little boy will have his entire life shattered and the film ends with the Japanese man picking up his pictures.
This is a truly exceptional short film. The style and way it juxtaposed two moments in time was very clever and it sure packs an emotional wallop! A very clever and personal way to help the world see the madness of this war.
This is a truly exceptional short film. The style and way it juxtaposed two moments in time was very clever and it sure packs an emotional wallop! A very clever and personal way to help the world see the madness of this war.