Ága

Milko Lazarov : 2018

In the icy tundra of the Northern wilderness, reindeer hunter Nanook and his wife Sedna dream of reuniting with their daughter Ága, who left the slowly eroding traditional way of life a long time ago. In a yurt on the snow-covered fields, Nanook and Sedna live following the traditions of their ancestors. Their daily life is arduous, but they never complain. Instead, they tell each other the old legends, and their dreams. No matter whether they are describing imaginary encounters with animals, humans, the living or the dead, everything has its meaning. Alone in the wilderness, they look like the last people on Earth. Nanook and Sedna's traditional way of life starts changing – slowly, but inevitably. Hunting becomes more and more difficult, the animals around them die from inexplicable deaths and the ice has been melting earlier every year. Chena, who visits them regularly, is their only connection with the outside world and to their daughter Ága. When Sedna's health deteriorates, Nanook decides to fulfil her wish. He embarks on a long journey in order to find Ága. Milko Lazarov's second feature premiered out of competition at Berlin International Film Festival 2018, and was winner of the Heart of Sarajevo for Best Feature Film when it screened in competition at Sarajevo Film Festival 2018.