Spare Parts (2003 film)

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Spare Parts
Directed by Damjan Kozole
Starring Peter Musevski
Release date
  • 5 February 2003 (2003-02-05)
Running time
1h 27min
CountrySlovenia
LanguageSlovenian

Spare Parts (Slovene : Rezervni deli) is a 2003 Slovenian drama film directed by Damjan Kozole. [1]

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Plot

Two human traffickers from a small town in Slovenia transport illegal migrants from Croatia to Western Europe, for a hefty fee.

Reception

According to The Guardian , "Slovenian writer-director Damjan Kozole has given us one of the most powerful and provocative movies of the year". [1] 2008 Sight & Sound ranked Spare Parts among ten most important films of the “New Europe”.

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References

  1. 1 2 Bradshaw, Peter (2004-03-12). "Spare Parts". The Guardian . Retrieved 2018-03-20.