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Dum Spiro Spero On books, daily life and death. Dum Spiro Spero is a full-blooded unconventional, melancholy film, which should be watched like a literary piece and loved with a childlike passion.

Title (original): Dum spiro spero
Title (local): Dum Spiro Spero

Time: 50
Director: Pero Kvesić
Original Language: Croatian
Year: 2016
Country: Croatia
Production: Factum
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Dum spiro spero is a Latin saying meaning ‘while I breathe, I hope’. Until this day, it has remained the motto of those who refuse to quit until the very last breath. Intertwining daily life, books and death, the author speaks about losing strength and the strength to cope with the loss. Everybody die the moment they are born, which is the greatest reason why to understand the values of life and enjoy the joys it gives. The acclaimed writer after a series of books made his first film and his literati experience spoke in a cinematic language that reaches the level of his literature. Details of ordinary surrounding and daily life fit in with the story they engender. This film is to a great extent a one-man show, because next to the script and directing, the author also filmed all the material and played the mouth harp.