Episode in the Life of an Iron Picker (Bosnian: Epizoda u životu berača željeza) is 2013 Bosnian drama film written and directed by Danis Tanović.

The film premiered in competition at the 63rd Berlin International Film Festival[1][2] where it won the Jury Grand Prix and Nazif Mujić won the Silver Bear for Best Actor.

[3] It was screened in the Contemporary World Cinema section at the 2013 Toronto International Film Festival.

Nazif salvages metal from old cars, selling it to a scrapmetal-dealer.

At the hospital, she is told her unborn child has died and, to prevent septicaemia, she should have an operation urgently.