Trumpets’ Republic is a documentary film directed by Stefano Missio

Stefano Missio

Stefano Missio is an Italian filmmakerHe has made various documentaries among which When Italy was not a poor country, about Italy in the 1960s narrated by Joris Ivens and Scusi, dov'è il Nord Est? produced by Fandango and On Line Productions for Arte and broadcast in Italy by Tele+...

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Synopsis

This is a film documentary on Serbia

Serbia

Serbia , officially the Republic of Serbia , is a landlocked country located at the crossroads of Central and Southeast Europe, covering the southern part of the Carpathian basin and the central part of the Balkans...

, and the horns and brass.

In Serbia trumpets

Trumpet

The trumpet is the musical instrument with the highest register in the brass family. Trumpets are among the oldest musical instruments, dating back to at least 1500 BCE. They are played by blowing air through closed lips, producing a "buzzing" sound which starts a standing wave vibration in the air...

 play in the popular feasts where people dance and sing, but they also play in funerals: trumpet music accompanies the deceased also in his last trip. Not surprisingly, the trumpet became an emotional part of the life of Serbian people

Serbs

The Serbs are a South Slavic ethnic group of the Balkans and southern Central Europe. Serbs are located mainly in Serbia, Montenegro and Bosnia and Herzegovina, and form a sizable minority in Croatia, the Republic of Macedonia and Slovenia. Likewise, Serbs are an officially recognized minority in...

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Awards

• It won as Special prize “for Talent” in the 2007 at “Saratov Sufferings 2007 - The International Documentary Drama Film Festival” (Russia
  Russia
  Russia or , officially known as both Russia and the Russian Federation , is a country in northern Eurasia. It is a federal semi-presidential republic, comprising 83 federal subjects...
  
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