Richard Booth's Bookshop Cinema, Hay-on-Wye, HR3 5AA. Doors open 12.30pm. Bar.
Directed by Alan Trow with screenplay by Jimi Tihofsi, ‘Kesulat’ (Fields of War) addresses the subject of the Kosovo war, using for its setting a small village in Kosovo during the height of the war with Serbia in the late-90s. But it mostly tells the story of Alban Bregu. He’s a village doctor who finds himself in trouble due to his willingness to care for those despised by others. Their village awaits the oncoming invasion of the Serbian militia but Bregu continues to care for the only Serbian family that lives amongst them. Branded a traitor by his own people, Bregu comes under attack for his commitment to the family. Tensions continue to mount and the invasion draws nearer. Bregu, then, must choose whether he will continue to support his friends or flee with his fellow countrymen into the woods.
Tickets: £15 / £7.50 under 25s. Includes Q & A session with Alan Trow and Jimi Tihofsi after film screening.
Scene from Kesulat (copyright Dardan Films)