The Last Cowboy is documentary film about the eternal dreamer from Bosnia and Herzegovina, Hari Džekson. About a man who created an illusory reality from his dreams of being a heroic cowboy, who would save the world, in which the river Drina replaced the Rio bravo and Santa Fe became the Bosnian town of Bijeljina. The American wild west was out of his reach so he created his own right at home and in the sixties changed his name from Aljuš Musli to Hari Džekson. He was a photographer and fan of westerns and he filmed a couple of them, but unfortunately none were ever finished. When the world he dreamed about collapsed due to the war, so did his dreams collapse and he along with them. His film remained unfinished. But some of his friends tried to finish the open ending he had left.
Producers: |
December, Krug film, RTV Slovenija, BHRT |
Director: |
Tadej Čater |
Script: |
Tadej Čater |
Camera: |
Janez Stucin |
Editing: |
Dejan Smileski |
Director of Photography: |
Janez Stucin |
Others: |
Composer Damir Avdić, sound recordist Vince Laurence
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Tadej Čater, born in Celje, 13/12/1967. He studied comparative literature and philosophy. During his studies, he wrote literary criticism and essays, as well as drama scripts. He has been writing scripts and directing for the past twenty years. He is also the author of some television formats. He is the director and screenwriter of many documentaries and TV shows. He lives in Ljubljana.