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A Normal Life

2003 1h 3m EN
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★8.0TMDB · 1
Documentary
Synopsis
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Follows 7 young friends over 3 years after the war in Kosovo.

“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

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Cast

Credits

Behind the camera

Director
Hugo Berkeley
Writers
Hugo Berkeley, Elizabeth Chai Vasarhelyi

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RUNTIME

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Tight 63-minute runtime — shorter than most television pilots.

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ERA

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Released 23 years ago.

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RUNTIME

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Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.

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DIRECTOR

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Editor Elizabeth Chai Vasarhelyi shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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WILD

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IMDB entry: tt0486635 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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Only 1 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Hugo Berkeley directs. Elizabeth Chai Vasarhelyi cuts. Runs lean at under 100 minutes.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

  • 1Tight 63-minute runtime — shorter than most television pilots.
  • 2Released 23 years ago.
  • 3Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.
  • 4Editor Elizabeth Chai Vasarhelyi shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
  • 5IMDB entry: tt0486635 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
  • 6Only 1 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

The technical file

Editing
Elizabeth Chai Vasarhelyi
Runtime
63 min · 1h 3m
Status
Released
Original language
EN

Also by

Hugo Berkeley

Production companies

Who made it

  • Little Monster Films

    Little Monster Films

    US

Key crew

  • EditorElizabeth Chai Vasarhelyi
  • ProducerHugo Berkeley
  • CinematographyHugo Berkeley
  • CinematographyElizabeth Chai Vasarhelyi
  • ProducerElizabeth Chai Vasarhelyi
  • EditorHugo Berkeley
  • MusicHunter Perrin

Themes & keywords

What it's about, really

  • woman director

Release history · US

When it landed

  • Theatrical2003-12-08

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