A woman who has lost her faith in her late husband pins her new hopes on a gifted young man in this drama from director Metod Pevec. Dora (Silva Cusin) is a beautiful woman in her mid-forties who had a great talent as a pianist when she was young, but instead of honing her own gifts she helped her husband pursue a career as a concert violinist. After the death of her spouse, Dora discovers he'd been chronically unfaithful to her, and she's no longer sure what to think about the man and his legacy. Rather than sell the rare and valuable instrument her husband played throughout his career, Dora instead gives the violin to Amir (Marko Kovacevik), a gifted but poor youngster from a family of Bosnian expatriates. Amir is grateful for the gift, but his father Izet (Senad Basic) isn't much impressed and mother Sabina (Mediha Musliovic) isn't sure that music will offer much hope for her struggling family. Meanwhile, Amir falls in love with Nina (Ana Temeljotov), a teenage girl studying piano with Dora, and Dora comes face to face with the woman who lured away her husband when she hires Ignacia (Karin Komljanec) to give Amir music lessons. Estrellita -- Pesem za Domov (aka Estrellita) was an official selection at the 2008 Sarajevo Film Festival.
by Mark Deming
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