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ABOUT THE MOVIE
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 dies the moment they are born, which is the greatest reason to understand the values of life and enjoy the joys it gives. The acclaimed writer after a series of book made his first film and his literati experience speaks in a cinematic language that reaches the level of his literature. Details of ordinary surroundings 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.
Pero Kvesić
Pero Kvesić (Zagreb, 1950) graduated in sociology and philosophy from the Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences. He wrote for Omladinski tjednik, Tlo and Studentski list. In 1977 he launched Polet, and acted as its first editor-in-chief. He was editor-in-chief at Pitanja and launched the Quorum magazine and publications. He published a large number of prose works, several poetry collections and novels for children and picture books. He was included in the Danish school curriculum as an obligatory read.Together with Dušan Vukotić, he prepared the animated series, writer’s concept and character concept of "The Little Flying Bears". He worked on the screenplay of the film "You Love Only Once" and wrote screenplays for short animated films by Dušan Vukotić and Pavao Štalter."Dum spiro spero", his debut film, won the Grand Prix at the Croatian Film Days, Vedran Šamanović Award, Best Documentary Award at Festival dei Popoli, and Golden Horn Award at the Krakow Film Festival.
