37th edition
18-26 january 2025

U Plavetnilo

Antoneta Alamat Kusijanović

Image U Plavetnilo
CroatiaSlovenia
2017 Drame 22 min
13-year-old Julija and her mother flee their abusive household to find refuge on the idyllic Croatian island where Julija grew up. Emotionally scarred, Julija is desperate to reconnect with her best friend, Ana. But Ana is in love with a boy and Julija is no longer a priority. Ana's mounting rejection re-ignites Julija's wounds and family history, awakening the monster of violence she thought she'd left behind.
With : Gracija Filipović, Vanesa Vidaković Natrlin, Dominik Duždević, Andro Režić, Nataša Dangubić, Marija Kohn
scénario : Christina Lazaridi
image : Marko Brdar
son : Peter Žerovnik
montage : Minji Kang
musique : Ivan Marinković, Evgueni Galperine
Production : Blade Production, Zoran Dzeverdanović, Barbara Vekaric
Antoneta Alamat Kusijanovic is a writer-director born in Dubrovnik. Her films explore the darker side of desire, test the limits of family, and reveal the danger of secrets. She is currently attending the Jerusalem Film Lab and the Résidence du Festival de Cinéfondation in Paris where she is developing her first feature film, Murina.