Take a look at the road

Esta 2022-11-15 20:13:02

I don't know much about the details and historical background of the story, but I think I understand a thing or two about the director's intentions.
The director tries to awaken the young people's memories of that unbearable history. Although the memories are painful, they have lost the memories of the past, and they can't locate themselves today, let alone move towards an unknowable future.
We all know the truth of unpacking and traveling lightly, but for the director, it means forgetting, forgetting the way travelers came, and no one can guarantee that they will not repeat the old road full of painful memories.

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The World is Big and Salvation Lurks Around the Corner quotes

  • Bai Dan: I'm your Grandpa, from Bulgaria. Don't you recognize me? Are you all right? Tell me you are!

    Alexander 'Sashko' Georgiev: I don't know if... Please, I... I don't know you...

    Bai Dan: Sashe, Sashe... Have a good look. It's me, your Grandpa! I came from home. Remember? I taught you to play backgammon. You remember the song? Backgammon's played by those who can / Backgammon's played by those who can't, too.