Synopsis
Marijana’s life revolves around her family, whether she likes it or not. They live on top of one another in a tiny apartment, driving one another crazy. Then her controlling father has a stroke and is left completely bedridden, and Marijana takes his place as head of the clan. Soon, she is working two jobs to keep everything afloat, while her mother and disabled brother do their best to scupper the ship. Driven to the edge, Marijana finds comfort in seedy sex with random strangers; and this taste of freedom leaves her wanting more. But now that she has finally found freedom, what’s she meant to do with it?
Crew
Director and screenwriter: Hana JušićProducer: Ankica Jurić Tilić
Co-producers: Peter Hyldahl,
Morten Kjems Hytten Juhl,
Maria Møller Christoffersen
DoP: Jana Plećaš
Editor: Jan Klemsche
Composer: Hrvoje Nikšić
Sound designer: Roar Skau Olsen
Art director: Mathilde Ridder-Nielsen
Costume designer: Katarina Pilić
Make-up artist: Martina Novaković
Cast
Mia Petričević - MarijanaNikša Butijer - Zoran
Arijana Čulina - Vjera
Zlatko Burić - Lazo
Karla Brbić - Anđela
Awards
- Giornate degli Autori – Venice Days 2016 - official competition, FEDEORA Award for Best European Film
Venice, Italy - Warsaw Film Festival 2016 - competition programme of the 'first and second films', special recognition prize
Warsaw, Poland - Seminci International Film Festival 2016 - competition programme, award for the best feature film
Valladolid, Spain - Tokyo International Film Festival 2016 - competition programme, award for Best Director
Tokyo, Japan - Bratislava International Film Festival 2016 - competition programme, award for best actress
Bratislava, Slovakia - Zagreb Film Festival 2016 - competition programme, award: Special Mention
Zagreb, Croatia - Cinedays 2016 - program CineBalkan, award for Best Film
Skopje, Macedonia - FEST, International Film Festival 2017 - competition programme, award ''Belgrade Victor'' for the best film, jury prize by the Serbian branch of the International Federation of Film Critics FIPRESCI, award for the Best actress
Belgrade, Serbia - Sofia International Film Festival 2017 - competition programme, award Special mention (Mia Petricevic)
Sofia, Bulgaria - Vilnius International Film Festival 2017 - competition programme New Europe- New Names, award for the Best Actres (Mia Petricevic)
Vinius, Lithuania - Crossing Europe Film Festival 2017 - award for Best Fiction Film
Linz, Austria - goEast International Festival of Central and Eastern European Film 2017 - award Special mention
Wiesbaden, Germany - Vladimir Nazor Award for screenwriting and directing (Hana Jusic) 2017
- Nikola Tanhofer Award for DOP Jana Plecas 2017
- PriFest International Film Festival 2017 - Program Honey and Blood, award for the Best Actress (Mia Petricevic), award for balkan Best Director (Hana Jusic)
Prishtina, Kosovo - Pula Film Festival 2017 - Golden Arena for Best Director (Hana Jusic), Golden Arena for Best Actress (Mia Petricevic), Golden Arena for Best Supporting Actress (Arijana Culina), Golden Arena for Best Costume Design (Katarina Pilic),
Octavian award for Best Film in the category Croatian Film and Best Croatian Croatian Feature Film given by Young Cinephiles Jury
Pula, Croatia - European Film Festival Palic 2017 - programme Parallels and Encounters, the Critics Jury Award for the Best Film
Palic, Serbia - Montenegro Film Festival 2017 - competition programme, Golden Mimosa for Best Director
- Leskovac International Festival of Directing - LIFF 2017 - Grand Prix Zivojin Zika Pavlovic
Leskovac, Serbia - Mojkovac's Cinematic Autumn 2017 - Best Actress Award (Mia Petricevic), Best Support Actor Award (Zlatko Buric)
Mojkovac, Montenegro - NIFF Nordic International Film Festival 2017 - Award for Best Narrative Feature
New York, USA - Beirut International Women Film Festival 2018, Beirut, Lebanon
Award for the Best International Feature Fiction
Festivals
In Cinemas
- Giornate degli Autori – Venice Days 2016, official competition
Venice, Italy - Vancouver International Film Festival 2016
Vancouver, Canada - Warsaw Film Festival 2016 - competition programme of the 'first and second films'
Warsaw, Poland - CinEast – Central and Eastern European Film Festival in Luxembourg 2016 - competition programme
Luxembourg, Luxembourg - Reykjavik International Film Festival 2016 - competition programme
Reykjavik, Iceland - International Film Festival Tofifest 2016 - competition programme
Torun, Poland - Sao Paulo International Film Festival 2016 - competition programme
Sao Paulo, Brazil - Seminci International Film Festival 2016 - competition programme
Valladolid, Spain - CPH PIX International Film Festival 2016 - programme Bad Ass East
Copenhagen, Denmark - Tokyo International Film Festival 2016 - competition programme
Tokyo, Japan - Leeds International Film Festival 2016
Leeds, United Kingdom - Stockholm Film Festival 2016 - competition programme
Stockholm, Sweden - Bratislava International Film Festival 2016 - competition programme
Bratislava, Slovakia - Zagreb Film Festival 2016 - competition programme
Zagreb, Croatia - Panorama of European Cinema in Athens 2016
Athens, Greece - Kolkata International Film Festival 2016 - competition programme
Kolkata, India - Forum of European Cinema ORLEN Cinergia 2016
Lodz, Poland - Cinedays 2016 - program CineBalkan
Skopje, Macedonia - LIFFE 2016 - competition programme
Ljubljana, Slovenia - Mostar Film Festival 2016 - competition programme
Mostar, Bosnia and Herzegovina - Tbilisi International Film Festival 2016 - competition programme
Tbilisi, Georgia - Festival de Cinema Europeen des Arcs 2016 - programme Hauteur
Les Arcs, France - L'Aquila Film Festival 2016
L'Aquila, Italy - Mons International Love Film Festival 2017- competition program
La Louvière, Belgium - FEST International Film Festival 2017- competition program
Belgrade, Serbia - Sofia International Film Festival 2017 - competition programme
Sofia, Bulgaria - Vilnius International Film Festival 2017 - competition programme NEW EUROPE- NEW NAMES
Vinius, Lithuania - Crossing Europe Film Festival 2017
Linz, Austria - goEast International Festival of Central and Eastern European Film 2017
Wiesbaden, Germany - Seattle International Film Festival 2017
Seattle, USA - Flying Broom International Women's Film Festival 2017
Ankara, Turkey - Taipei Film Festival 2017, programme Future Lightse
Taipei, Taiwan - The Karlovy Vary International Film Festival 2017, programme Horizons International
Karlovy Vary, Czech Republic - PriFest International Film Festival 2017 - Program Honey and Blood
Prishtina, Kosovo - Pula Film Festival 2017
Pula, Croatia - European Film Festival Palic 2017 - programme Parallels and Encounters
Palic, Serbia - Five Lakes Film Festival 2017
Munchen, Germany - Sarajevo Film Festival 2017 - programme U fokusu
Sarajevo, Bosnia & Herzegovina - Film Festival in Herceg Novi 2017
Herceg Novi, Montenegro - Divan Film Festival 2017, Craiova, Romania
- Cinema City IFF 2017
Novi Sad, Serbia - Mediterranean and European Film Festival 2017
Trebinje, Bosnia and Herzegovina - Croatia's entry for Foreign Language Film (90th Academy Awards)
- Pancevo Film Festival 2017
Pancevo, Serbia - Podgorica Film Festival 2017
Podgorica, Montenegro - Black Canvas Contemporary Film Festival 2017 - New Horizon programme
Mexico City, Mexico - Leskovac International Festival of Directing - LIFF 2017
Leskovac, Serbia - NIFF Nordic International Film Festival 2017
New Yorku, USA - Mojkovac's Cinematic Autumn 2017
Mojkovac, Montenegro - International Women’s Film Festival of Salé 2017
Salé, Morocco - Mostra de Cinema del Mediterraneo 2017
Valencia, Spain - Independent Filmfest Osnabrück 2017
Osnabrück, Germany - Guwahati International Film Festival 2017
Assam, India - Eastern Neighbours Film Festival 2017 - The New Voices category
Hague, Netherlands - 17. Mediteranean Film Festival 2017
Bruxelles, Belgium - Cairo International Film Festival 2017 - programme "Festival Of Festivals"
Cairo, Egypt - Beirut International Women Film Festival 2018, Beirut, Libanon
- Europe on Screen 2018
Jakarta, Indonesia - Ja BiH ... 2018, Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina
- KotarFest! 2018
Delnice, Croatia - Festival International de Films de Femmes 2018
Creteil, France - American Cinematheque 2018
Los Angeles, USA - Summer Film Festival Stanford 2018
Stanford, USA - Croatian Film Week 2018
Strasbourg, France - European Film Festival 2018 / Canadian FI /
Canada
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