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Rooftop Films Week 11

The Shutka Book of Records

A feature-length documentary by Aleksandar Manic

Friday, August 11th, 2006

8:30 – Music

9:00 – Showtime

TRT: 1:18:00

Venue TBD

The Shutka Book of Records
Shutka is the largest Roma community in the Balkans, maybe in the whole world. To do it justice, or possibly to counterbalance what Shutka lacks, its inhabitants constantly compete for the champion title in every discipline imaginable. Who is the best at protecting the community from evil spirits, who the greatest singer of all?
Meet the lamb champion for the last 35 years, the champion in boxing, fashion, sex and wait to see who will win the Turkish music cassette competition. It is not important to participate, just important to win. Dr Koljo ( one of Kusturica's Black Cat, White Cat characters) accompanies us as the narrator and introduces various characters who perform their own stories.
Director Manic weaves images reminiscent of silent films into colour images and enchants with magic tricks as he follows an invisible thread through this refreshing documentary. The result is a cheerful and personal portrayal of the microcosm that is Shutka.