Sweet Smoke of the Fatherland (2012)

This film is a triptych with three stories, involving three characters. They live in different parts of Europe: Western Europe -Catalonia (Spain); Eastern Europe -Lithuania; and in the new Europe -Georgia (Akhazia). They have experienced, in different parts of the 20Th century, civil wars and dictatorships. They share the same fate: they stayed where they were born. This film is about people who decide to do nothing in times of war, oppression and occupation. They choose a life amidst the ruins of their past. Even when this choice leads to loneliness: living a dream, not a reality. Alone, between the graves of their loved ones, they spend their last days. They have frozen their lives by protecting themselves from the outside world.

• Release Date: 2012-05-17
• Runtime: 1h 19min
• Production Company: Zeppers
• Production Country: Spain, Lithuania, Netherlands, Russia
• Director: Masha Novikova
• Writer: Masha Novikova