LOG LINE

A famous retired musician accepts an invitation to hold a concert that could be his last one. In search of the best sample of himself, this acclaimed artist will begin a journey, facing the danger of losing everything, even his life.

Synopsis

At 83, Grammy Award Winner, acclaimed French musician Janko Nilović, of Montenegrin heritage (but born in Istanbul), accepts an invitation to hold a concert in his homeland for the first time. In his quest for self-discovery, he embarks on a transformative journey from Paris to Istanbul and Montenegro, revisiting his youth and facing the risk of losing it all.

Director’s Statement

How to portray the magnitude of a figure globally acclaimed, laden with accolades and a vast following, who, in later years, seeks validation from a humble Montenegrin village?

How to introduce a hero, facing age and cancer, determined to orchestrate his inaugural concert in the land of his forebears, potentially marking his swan song?

How to chart the odyssey of a man at life’s twilight, voyaging through the lanes of his youth en route to a concert, with Istanbul as an emblematic milestone?

How to address distant kinsfolk in a Montenegrin hamlet, convincing them that, despite all, Janko lacks one crucial thing – a serene connection with his ancestry and his father’s homeland?

These are the profound questions at the heart of this documentary, endeavoring to offer an emotionally charged response about a remarkable man willing to wager the remainder of his life for a sliver of serenity, a pursuit that remains elusive to most, and perhaps even to Janko himself.

Nikola Vukcevic – Director

Short bio of the director

NIKOLA VUKCEVIC, film director, co-writter

Film director and theatre director, university professor of FTV directing and Head of dept. FILM AND MEDIA at the University of MNE; National Delegate of the Assembly of Assoc. of European Film Directors (FERA), President of the Festival Council of Montenegro Int. Film Festival (2020-22), Member of the Film Committee of the Montenegrin Academy of Arts and Sciences (CANU), and PHD in Filmology and Alumny of the prestigious The International Visitor Leadership Program (IVLP) US Dept. Of State. For seven seasons he was the artistic director of the City Theater in Podgorica (Montenegro capital) and Vice-President of Council of national braodcast Radio television of Montenegro (2014-17).