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Father's Last Wish

The story begins in 1989 in a small village in central Bosnia, when 25-year-old Asad returns from law studies with the desire to marry his childhood sweetheart. Not knowing that his son already has marriage plans, father Agan arranges his son's marriage to the father of another girl whom Asad does not even know. After his father's sudden death, the whole village begins to remind Asad of his legacy to his father. That's when boring daily life in the village becomes a dynamic and comical revelation of all the characters and their individual stories.

  • Mirza Begović
    Director
    Zavičajne niti (short film)
  • Mirza Begović
    Writer
    Zavičajne niti (short film)
  • Nevres Softić
    Producer
  • Zlatan Školjić
    Key Cast
    "Asad"
    Put bez povratka, Jama
  • Iva Filipović
    Key Cast
    "Amina"
  • Faketa Salihbegović-Avdagić
    Key Cast
    "Merima"
    Pun mjesec, Šuma, Majkino zlato, Kineski zid, Nothing but the wind, Cipele, Death in Sarajevo, Sabina K, Top je bio vreo, Berinine čakre, Crossroad, Halimin put, Body complete, Zavičajne niti, Ostavljeni, Majka, I ja tebi, Nasrudin hodža
  • Nusmir Muharemović
    Key Cast
    "Dževad"
    Quo Vadis, Aida?, Nothing but the wind, Romeo and Juliet in Sarajevo, In the Land of Blood and Honey
  • Emina Muftić
    Key Cast
    "Zehra"
    Justine, Illyricvm, Those Dark Nights, Quo Vadis, Aida?, Sin, Sabina K., Ja sam iz Krajine, zemlje kestena, Romeo and Juliet in Sarajevo, Twice Born, Halima's Path, Belvedere, Jasmina, Storm, Nebo iznad krajolika, Grbavica: The Land of My Dreams
  • Adem Smailhodžić
    Key Cast
    "Nuraga"
    Ab Morgen, Paradajz, Hotel Sacher
  • Irfan Kasumović
    Key Cast
    "Hodža"
    Hiljadarka, Antitalenat za život, Mamonga
  • Mugdim Avdagić
    Key Cast
    "Omer"
    Zavičajne niti, Top je bio vreo, Venuto al mondo
  • Project Title (Original Language):
    Amanet
  • Project Type:
    Feature
  • Runtime:
    1 hour 31 minutes
  • Completion Date:
    October 31, 2022
  • Country of Origin:
    Bosnia and Herzegovina
  • Country of Filming:
    Bosnia and Herzegovina
  • Language:
    Bosnian
  • Shooting Format:
    Digital
  • Aspect Ratio:
    2.39:1
  • Film Color:
    Color
  • First-time Filmmaker:
    No
  • Student Project:
    No
  • 9th Balkan Panorama Film Festival
    Izmir
    Turkey
    Turkish premiere
    Official Selection of Feature Film Screening (non-competition) Programme
  • South-East European Film Festival
    Paris, Berlin, and Washington
    France
    June 1, 2023
    Best feature film, Best script, Best actress
  • 29th Sarajevo Film Festival 2023
    Sarajevo
    Bosnia and Herzegovina
    Official Selection of BH Film program
Director Biography - Mirza Begović

Mirza Begović graduated from the department of Bosnian/Croatian/Serbian Language and Literature at the Faculty of Philosophy in Zenica. His MA thesis covered the topic of Typological characters in contemporary Bosnian dramatic discourse. He is the author of several documentaries, amateur feature-length and short feature films. He is also the author of three theater plays, a documentary-fictional series, and a documentary-fictional film. As a writer, Begović published two novels: "Don't Go Now" (2014) and the novel "Chicken in the Circus" (2017). Begović is also the initiator of the construction of two outdoor amphitheaters in Busovača, in which he started a culture festival, where for the third year some of the best Bosnian and regional theater performances are being played. Today, he is the creative director of the "Summer Evenings Studio Theater" festival. "Father's Last Wish" ("Amanet") is Begović's first feature film intended for cinema screenings. It was declared the most watched Bosnian film in 2022.

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Director Statement

This is my first professional feature-length film. The film made a huge success in Bosnia and Herzegovina and was officially declared the most watched Bosnian film in 2022. It also achieved great attendance in cinemas in Switzerland, Germany, Austria, the Netherlands, Belgium, Luxembourg, Denmark and Sweden.

"Father's Last Wish" also received "Best feature film", "Best script" and "Best actress" awards at the South East European Film Festival Paris-Berlin-Washington 2023.

I hope you'll enjoy it as well.