8.1
Viewer Rating
Combines user and critic ratings from four sources
The Tale of Silyan (2025)
The Tale of Silyan (2025)
Overview
The Tale of Silyan (2025) is a documentary directed by Tamara Kotevska that follows Macedonian farmer Nikola, whose family emigrates amid economic hardship, leading him to work at a landfill where he rescues an injured white stork named Silyan. Participants include Nikola and the stork Silyan. The film premiered at the 2025 Venice Film Festival and TIFF.
Starring Cast
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Rating & Dimensions
Bias Rating
Analyzing...
Center
Political: Leans Left
Diversity: Low
Family Values: Leans Traditional
Viewer Rating
8.1
Overview
The Tale of Silyan (2025) is a documentary directed by Tamara Kotevska that follows Macedonian farmer Nikola, whose family emigrates amid economic hardship, leading him to work at a landfill where he rescues an injured white stork named Silyan. Participants include Nikola and the stork Silyan. The film premiered at the 2025 Venice Film Festival and TIFF.
Starring Cast
Where to watch
Detailed Bias Analysis
Analyzing...
Center
Primary
Tamara Kotevska's documentary observes a North Macedonian farmer's struggle against economic and climatic forces eroding ancestral lands and communities. With close access to daily life in Češinovo, it questions if symbiotic bonds with nature can restore balance disrupted by market devaluation and environmental change, centering on themes of anti-capitalist critique and ecological harmony.
The documentary employs traditional representation by focusing on ethnic Macedonian subjects in rural settings, without diverse casting. It frames traditional rural male figures positively amid economic and environmental pressures, without explicit DEI critiques.
Secondary
The Tale of Silyan observes a multi-generational Macedonian farming family through intimate, longitudinal access, with Kotevska adopting a stance of empathetic naturalism toward their traditional roles and environmental symbiosis. It poses the central question of whether ancestral family bonds and rural harmony can withstand economic migration and ecological disruption, portraying traditional structures as valued yet strained by modern pressures.
The film features no LGBTQ+ characters or themes, focusing instead on a Macedonian farmer's bond with an injured stork amid economic and environmental hardships.
The film contains no identifiable transgender characters or themes. Its narrative centers on a farmer's bond with an injured stork amid rural challenges, exploring nature and human resilience without addressing transsexual identity.
The movie does not contain any action or adventure elements.
The Tale of Silyan is a documentary chronicling a real farmer's bond with an injured stork, framed by a Macedonian folktale featuring a male character named Silyan who transforms into a stork. No source characters are portrayed with changed genders.
The Tale of Silyan documents the real-life bond between a Macedonian farmer and an injured stork, framed by a narrated local folktale without actor portrayals of its characters. The subjects are authentic individuals matching the cultural context, resulting in no race swaps.
Viewer Rating Breakdown
User Ratings
7.4
6.8
Critic Ratings
9.7
8.4
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