The Blacksmith

 

Serbia

37', 2013

DIRECTED BY

Igor Cicmil

SCRIPTWRITER

Vladimir Perić

CINEMATOGRAPHER

Igor Cicmil

EDITED BY

Srđan Latinović

PRODUCED BY

The Srem Museum

 

Slavko Crnobrnja isthe last blacksmith and farrierin the village of Martinci (Srem) and its surroundings. The times when horse-drawn vehicles and carts were status symbols irretrievably passed already a few decades ago and the need for shoeing horses is diminishing. The old craftsman talks about the old way of life, the secrets of his trade and the awareness that there are no potential apprentices who would continue the blacksmith’s and farrier’s trades in Srem.