Chacapa Studio

In the Southern Andes, a living being survives since 200 million years: the "Araucaria Araucana" with its incredible history, little known and forever linked to an Amerindian people of Chile: Pehuenches. This isolated community survived during centuries thanks to the Araucarias. A perfect harmony between man and nature, forever upset by the invasion of the Spanish colonists, the conflicts of territories and the increase of logging. Protected today, this sacred forests are the refuge of a unique and wild nature; but fires threaten this balance. What remain of these people and the link with this tree? What can they teach us about our environmental problems?

Until 1991, Nele Karajlić and Sejo Sexon have been together leaders of the biggest Yugoslavian rock band : Zabranjeno pušenje (No smoking in Serbo-Croatian). After their split-up, Nele continues playing with the No Smoking Orchestra, internationally known and related to director Emir Kusturica. In parallel, Sejo Sexon succeed in the Balkans with Zabranjeno pušenje, other version of the band. Sejo is Bosnian, Nele is Serbian. It has been 20 years since the last time these two old neighbors and friends have seen each other. United by music and separated by war their story is a mirror of the country its own.