In the Bosnian drama series “The Hollow”, a body was found in a museum. As Chief Inspector Edip Bacic attempts to solve the case, he delves deeper into modern Sarajevo. Who has not changed all this much and continues to protect his secrets.
“This mix of old and new is something we all carry inside. We got stuck in the past but we’re experiencing this strange transition nowadays,” said Producer Amra Bakshich Chamu. diverse. She co-created the show along with Danis Tanovic, director of the Academy Award-winning No Man’s Land.
“The Hollow” was presented in the Avant Premiere series at the Sarajevo Film Festival, and was produced by SCCA/pro.ba for BH Content Lab and BH Telecom.
“If you go to a random bar in Sarajevo now, they will play 80’s songs. I don’t know where they came from. Why haven’t we advanced culturally? Also, we are a society that doesn’t solve things. We haven’t solved anything in 30 years, so how do we use this genre? It’s an era without Doubt, but it is also a historical story of the city.”
The city also influenced the show’s “sunny” look, though not in the way its creators initially intended.
“One thing you can’t predict is the weather. What we were striving for and what we ended up with wasn’t the same,” she laughs.
Sarajevo is usually the most foggy city in winter. It’s this heavy industrial fog, caused by pollution and the fact that we’re in the hollow. And this was the sunniest winter in the last fifteen years! Fortunately, DP Erol Zubcevic has embraced this very beautifully.”
Bakšić Čamo, who describes himself as a “crime lover,” wanted to create a standout figure in Paši, enlisting the help of “A Perfect Day” actress Feđa tukan.
This man cut off his relationship with his past because of the war, but he did not begin to live in the present. He is stuck. Every country has a legendary inspector who solves murders, but not Bosnia. We’ve never had this person before! “I’ve always wanted to do it,” she says. Noting that making the show as local as possible can make it as international as possible.
“Authenticity sells.”
“The most exciting shows at the moment aren’t made with some fictional Western audience in mind. Suddenly, you spend your Sunday afternoon watching Icelandic, Danish or Polish soap operas. Arthouse movies don’t work the same way.”
“The Hollow” was directed by Tanovic and Aida Begic, who also brought A Ballad to this year’s festival. But the cooperation, although interesting, came due to the tragic events.
“When we filmed the majority of the series, Danis’s son was hit by a car. He survived, and is healthy now, but it was very difficult,” says Bakshik Chamu.
We were getting close to the deadline and Dennis wanted us to keep going. Aida read the script on Monday, we spoke on Tuesday and she met the cast on Wednesday. On Thursday, I started directing. I don’t think anyone will be able to tell who shot what. This is the beauty of the work of the series – in Arthus Cinema, the directors bring their own voices. Here, you have to find the sound of the series.”
But Arth House is still where you feel most at home, she admits, ambivalent about the premiere on the red carpet at a film festival.
“As a promotional tool, it’s great. On the other hand, there are things that are made for the big screen and things that are made for watching with your dog and your husband. It’s beautiful for sure, but is it really like watching ‘real cinema’? I still think about everything.”
With season one running in five episodes and a premiere scheduled for September, there’s room for more, as the duo is already writing a second season and hoping to shoot in the spring.
This particular story ends, but the characters continue. We created “The Hollow” as something that can go on. Not for 20 years, it won’t be “mean homicides,” but I hope it lasts three or four seasons.”
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