Srdjan Dragojevic Satirizes Life in Post-Communist Eastern Europe in Locarno Awards Contender ‘Heavens Above’
Leo Barraclough International Features EditorSerbian director Srdjan Dragojevic, best known for Thessaloniki awarded “Pretty Village, Pretty Flame” and Berlin prize-winner “The Parade,” is at the Locarno Film Festival with dark comedy “Heavens Above,” which is in the International Competition lineup. He speaks to Variety about the film, which has Pluto Film attached as its sales agency, and looks ahead to financing his adaptation of Julian Barnes’ novel “Porcupine.”“Heavens Above” centers on Stojan, played by Goran Navojec, a simple-minded yet kindhearted man.