Casting Crosses
Бацање крстова
Serbia / 12’ 12’’, 2006
DIRECТED BY: Danica Đokić
SCRIPTWRITER: Danica Đokić
CINEMATOGRAPHER: Viktor Figurovski
EDITED BY: Saša Medovarski
PRODUCED BY: National Museum in Požarevac
In monasteries of Rukumija and Zaove in the Braničevo region, in northeastern Serbia, during liturgy, and most frequently, on major religious feasts, the traditional
ritual of initiating blood brotherhood – casting crosses – is performed by persons of opposite sexes in pursuit of healing.