The Tourist

Synopsis

On a weekend night in Sarajevo, a half unconscious German tourist meets a Bosnian young man through an unlikely series of events. Their new friendship is tested through a fight, a call to ambulance and accusation of thievery.

Director Biography

Ariel Shaban currently resides in Prishtina, Kosovo. He began with script writing and directing in 2007, writing and shooting his first two short documentary films, followed by his first short award winning film “The Wedding Tape” in 2011. The Wedding Tape has been mentioned along with other contemporary Balkans films by the New York Times as a part of the New Balkans Film Wave. He finalized his second short “Not a Time For Guitar” in 2014, supported by the Robert Bosch Co-Production Prize, and is preparing his first feature film.