Bukasovy Masiv

Yesterday we filmed what might be the last scene of the movie. Lina and Leco, our co-stars have one day left in Modra. They go over to Lina's uncle Imi's place to see his band perform out in the backyard. The family is all there and everyone dances and drinks vino. This is Imi:


Like everyone in this town, Imi has a little vinyard out back. The grapes are very sweet.


This is the youngest/newest member of the family, Imi's 3 year old son Samko:


Here is Elenka, Ingrid's Aunt. She teaches English in a classroom on the top floor of her house. She and the classroom feature in the film.


Here's Janko. He has a ranch in the hills above Modra. I'm told that if you visit the ranch he insists that you constantly drink. He has beer on tap. Ok.


Here's Eva, partner to Branko, Elenka's son. Her hair is always shining like this:


Imi is in a somewhat famous Slovak band called Bukasovy Masiv. They've been playing together since they were in their teens and have put out a dozen or so albums. Ingrid described Imi as Slovakia's Neil Young.

Later that night, we went to see Imi play a free concert in a neighbouring village to 500 adoring fans who knew the lyrics well enough to sing along. It was a bit of a scene.