Fluchtversuch (Escape Attempt)

Twelve-year-old Ivo Goran has come to Vienna from Yugoslavia with his parents. His father and siblings found work here. Since his mother left for Yugoslavia, Ivo's duties also include taking care of the household. Daily nagging and insults from the neighbors and arguments with the other children leave Ivo feeling all alone in the big city. He dreams of home, so one day he simply decides to run away. An exciting road movie set on the former "guest-worker route".

Zoran Terzić, author and musician, born in Banja Luka, originally studied fine arts in New York, then devoted himself to writing. His dissertation Kunst des Nationalismus examines the role of cultural workers in the disintegration of Yugoslavia. Terzić is co-founder of the literary combo POEM, which has been touring Germany since 2019. https://www.diaphanes.net/person/zoran-terzi-2590