Bourek

Name: Bourek
Genre: Comedy
Released: April 29, 2016
Duration: 90 min

2016

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| Release Date: April 29, 2016 | Not Rated

Summary: Set against the backdrop of economic crises and bad news, an extravagant international cast of characters meet, fight, and fall in love, while hiding from the end of the world and other calamities on the tiny Greek island of Khronos. Each one of them discovers something or someone that gives new meaning to their lives, helped in no smallSet against the backdrop of economic crises and bad news, an extravagant international cast of characters meet, fight, and fall in love, while hiding from the end of the world and other calamities on the tiny Greek island of Khronos. Each one of them discovers something or someone that gives new meaning to their lives, helped in no small part by the food they share, especially the Mediterranean pastry Bourek.… Expand

Director: Vladan Nikolic

Genre(s): Comedy

Rating: Not Rated

Runtime: 90 min

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Luke Y. Thompson

May 10, 2016

Bourek begins semi-promisingly with a banker who believes the apocalypse is coming and that the only safe place in the world is the island of Khronos in Greece, but the movie soon abandons that angle almost entirely. Read full review

Jeannette Catsoulis

Apr 28, 2016

Viewers...are unlikely to be more than marginally amused by its fair-to-middling acting, enervated plot and forcibly diverse group of drifting souls gathered on the fictional Greek island of Khronos. Read full review

Robert Abele

Jun 16, 2016

Bourek is well-meaning but woefully lacking in dimension or urgency, the movie equivalent of a scenic tourist trap. Read full review

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Supertroll2001

May 29, 2016

Watching Bourek is like going on vacation in the company of good friends. It is a solid indie production that takes you away from troubles into a different part of the world, just like the characters in the film. It has drama, romance, humor and overall great interaction betweenWatching Bourek is like going on vacation in the company of good friends. It is a solid indie production that takes you away from troubles into a different part of the world, just like the characters in the film. It has drama, romance, humor and overall great interaction between international cast of characters performed by wonderful actors. Al Nazemian as Tarek shines in every scene he's in as poetic philosopher refugee who washed out on shore after falling off the boat. Also, brothers Branislav and Sergej Trifunovic are absolutely hilarious as Serbian brothers on vacation for a dollar a day. And last but not least Mari Yamamoto and Jason Grechanik portray couple in love and starving artists living their dream to perfection. Bourek is a Mediterranean dish that brings all these different characters together after turmoils they go through creating a family of sorts. Experience Bourek the film with your family, whatever it might be.… Expand

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paolanuri

Jun 3, 2016

Bourek is a delightful film, intelligently written and visually stunning. It manages to be both a modern-day fairy-tale and a timeless glimpse at mythological figures washed up on the island of Time itself. It's also a commentary on how best to cultivate our gardens far from the crosswindsBourek is a delightful film, intelligently written and visually stunning. It manages to be both a modern-day fairy-tale and a timeless glimpse at mythological figures washed up on the island of Time itself. It's also a commentary on how best to cultivate our gardens far from the crosswinds of globalization where man is a wolf to man. The cinematography is extraordinary (cerulean blues, glistening light, every color shot with visible wonder) and the acting of the lead Katerina Misichroni, aerial and soulful, as well as the marvelous Al Nazemian (who plays a hilarious risen-from-the-sea, Yeats-reciting Libyan refugee) are simply unforgettable. Mr Nazemian's arrival on Khronos is the highlight of the film, and both its mythic and comedic apex. All in all this is a world one dreams to visit time and time again, both for the sheer pleasure of re-encountering Misichroni's and Nazemian's exquisite faces, and for the very lush sensual (and gastronomic) pleasure the movie conjures with such style and comic bravado.… Expand

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gillrick

Jun 7, 2016

A beautiful film! Part comedy, part utopian allegory and farce, it's a journey through place and time, showing how simple things connect us all together, regardless of who we are and where we are from. Even if one is not familiar with the intricate cultural differences of the manyA beautiful film! Part comedy, part utopian allegory and farce, it's a journey through place and time, showing how simple things connect us all together, regardless of who we are and where we are from. Even if one is not familiar with the intricate cultural differences of the many nationalities coming together on the film's metaphorical island, its message is clear and the journey worth taking -- it makes this "Bourek" immensely enjoyable!… Expand

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