Film Archive

Jahr

Audience Award Competition 2020
Media Name: 16e6a55e-d43e-4dc0-a852-10a5d2e9b737.jpeg
Faith and Branko
Catherine Harte
Faith loves music and Branko loves Faith. The two set out on a turbulent journey as a music duo and married couple. But alas, the first cracks in their romantic bliss soon appear.
Media Name: 16e6a55e-d43e-4dc0-a852-10a5d2e9b737.jpeg

Faith and Branko

Faith and Branko
Catherine Harte
Competition for the Audience Award 2020
Documentary Film
Serbia,
UK
2020
82 minutes
English,
Serbian
Subtitles: 
English

It begins like a classic “girl meets boy” story: Faith, a charismatic accordion player from Great Britain, travels to Serbia to learn about Roma folk music. She meets the violinist Branko, who is instantly smitten. They quickly marry and form a band. But with musical success their love dwindles. A turbulent story of expectations, disappointments and the dream of happiness.

Faith enters into Branko’s life in an almost disturbingly casual way. She doesn’t seem to be bothered by the new country, the sceptical family and the cultural differences. Branko on the other hand adores his new wife and boldly enters a new world. They are a big hit as a duo – travelling around the world and playing bigger and bigger venues. But while Faith feels as happy as a lark, Branko seems like an uprooted tree. Instead of dealing with their differences they keep moving on rapidly, until one ruthless step follows the next. Catherine Harte has produced a captivating and very intimate portrait of this contradictory couple. Relentlessly close and yet compassionate, the film develops an impressive pull you don’t want to resist.
Kim Busch

Credits DOK Leipzig Logo

Director
Catherine Harte
Cinematographer
Catherine Harte
Editor
Dragan Von Petrovic, Ljubodrag Starovlah
Producer
Snezana Van Houwelingen, Catherine Harte
Sound
Zoran Maksimovic
Funder
Film Center Serbia