Hrabrost kukavice

HRABROST KUKAVICE KUKAVICA S COURAGE» HDV / DVD-R, stereo, 2010, Redatelj / Director:
Sebastian Antonio Kukavica Na filmu sudjelovali / In co-operation with: Branko Kukavica, Petra
Kukavica, Vladimir Kukavica Liburnija - film Rijeka, Rijeka Dokumentarni film o životu umirovljenog
Vladimira Kukavice iza čijeg se prezimena krije neispričana priča o hrabrosti. Ulazeći u njegovu
monotonu svakodnevicu, otkriva se naličje dvostrukog svjetskog padobranskog prvaka. No jedino što
mu je ostalo kao podsjetnik na minule dane su sjećanja, jer je u Domovinskom ratu uništena sva
njegova dokumentacija. Njegova agonija nastavljena je i kroz logore, iz kojih izlazi kao invalid. Više se
ne može vinuti u nebesa, u oblake - ostao je na tlu poput fazana A documentary about the life of the
retired Vladimir Kukavica whose name conceals an untold story of courage. Entering his monotonous
daily life, the hidden life of the two-time parachute jumping world champion is revealed. But the only
thing he has left to remind him of the past are the memories, because during the war in Croatia all his
documents were destroyed. His agony was continued in the war camps from which made him an
invalid. He can no longer soar through the sky and the clouds - he is stranded on the ground like a
pheasant. Od uspjelog poigravanja prezimenom središnjeg lika u naslovu filma preko održavanja ritma
gotovo pola sata do znalačkog korištenja arhivskog materijala, film ostavlja dojam profesionalnog
uratka za nacionalnu televiziju. Ovakvim je dokumentarcima najvažnije zainteresirati gledatelja za
čovjeka o kojemu govori. Filmu to polazi za rukom, premda je snimateljski rad trebao biti opsežniji.
From the successful pun of the character s last name (Kukavica=coward) in the film s title and
maintaining a steady rhythm for nearly half an hour, to the skillful use of archive materials, the film
leaves an impression of a professional piece for the national television. For this sort of documentaries
it is most important to hold the viewers attention and interest about the protagonist. The film has
achieved this very well, though the camera work could have been a bit more diligent. Korektno
odrađen dokumentarac o veoma svestranom čovjeku. Nažalost, montaža je najslabiji dio filma. Film
ostavlja dojam da je sve što je usnimljeno i ušlo u film A well followed-through documentary about a
very versatile man. Unfortunately the editing is its weakest point. The film leaves the impression that
all the material that was shot made it into the film dokumentarni documentary 29