Fuse (film)

Fuse (Gori vatra, "The Fire is Burning") is a Bosnian comedy/drama film directed by Pjer Žalica. It was released in 2003.

Synopsis
The plot takes place in the small town of Tešanj in the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina, two years after the Bosnian War. The town is overridden by corruption, prostitution and organized crime. People of Tešanj live in peace, though the war scars are visible everywhere in town, as well as in people's souls. After the war, the population of Tešanj consists almost exclusively of Bosniaks. Ethnic Serbs now live in surrounding villages.

It is announced that U.S. president Bill Clinton will pay a visit to the town. Western bureaucrats arrive to Tešanj to supervise the preparations for the visit. Everything in the town must be in order, including the faked brotherhood between Bosniaks and Serbs.

Cast

 * Enis Bešlagić - Faruk
 * Bogdan Diklić - Zaim
 * Saša Petrović - Husnija
 * Izudin Bajrović - Mugdim
 * Emir Hadžihafizbegović - Stanko
 * Jasna Žalica - Hitka
 * Senad Bašić - Velija
 * Feđa Štukan - Adnan
 * Hubert Kramar - Supervisor
 * Admir Glamočak - Hamdo
 * Aleksandar Seksan - Pic
 * Almir Čehajić - Osman
 * Alban Ukaj - Glavar

Soundtrack
Bosnian folk singer Emina Zečaj recorded music for the film.

Awards

 * Silver Leopard, Locarno International Film Festival - 2003
 * Golden Star, Marrakech International Film Festival - 2003
 * Best First Feature, Sarajevo Film Festival - 2003