Byzantine Blue

Director: Dragan Marinković
Cast: Katarina Žutić, Lazar Ristovski, Srđan Todorović, Uliks Fehmiu, Dimitrije Vojnov
Serbia, 1993, 76', HDD, color
Serbian with Turkish subtitles

The search for the everlasting blue paint from Byzantine church murals turn into a sensual love story in which Europe meets the Balkans. Based on a story by Milorad Pavić, the internationally acclaimed author of The Dictionary of the Khazars.

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