Scene from the film Surya
Scene from the film Surya
Scene from the film Surya

Surya

Direction
Year 
2006
Country
  • Belgium
Runtime
76min 
Subtitles 

Once upon a journey, ten contemporary storytellers of different cultures create an imaginary epic story. They each draw on their own style and own language to prolong the life of a nameless hero. The aromas of cultures, the taste of words and the perfume of travelling carry us from one storyteller to the next.

Like an epic story, this film oscillates between imagination and reality, the inner world and the outside world, documentary and fiction.

An ode to orality.

This impressionistic film is the outcome of an overland odyssey by public transport from dusk to dawn, through Europe and Asia (Belgium, Slovakia, Turkey, Syria, Kurdistan, Iran, Pakistan, India, Nepal, Tibet, China, Vietnam). An audio-visual performance where imagination and creativity travel across borders.


French and Dutch subtitles are available only in download format.

Details

  • Original Title
    Surya
  • Direction
  • Cinematography
    Florence Aigner, Laurent Van Lancker
  • Editing
    Rudi Maerten
  • Music
    Ten Storytellers, Christian Coppin
  • Runtime
    76 min (46-90 min.)
  • Year
    2006
  • Country
    • Belgium
  • Production

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