A feature debut by Croatian director Hana Jušić tells the story of a 24– year–old woman from a low–class family who comes into her own after her appalling father’s stroke. Marijana’s life revolves around her family. They live all crammed up in a tiny apartment, driving one another crazy. After a stroke leaves her controlling father completely bedridden, Marijana takes his place as the head of the family. Soon enough, she is working two jobs to keep things 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. Now that she has finally found freedom, she doesn’t know what to do with it. The film has been made in a hyper realistic manner that celebrates the ugliness of white trash lives with specific black humour and strong performances
- Year:
- 2016
- Runtime:
- 105
- Country:
- Croatia, Denmark
- Director:
- Hana Jušić
- Screenplay:
- Hana Jušić
- Dir. of Photography:
- Jana Plećaš
- Music:
- Hrvoje Nikšić
- Editor:
- Jan Klemsche
- Cast:
- Mia Petričević, Nikša Butijer, Arijana Čulina, Zlatko Burić
- Production:
- Kinorama, Beofilm, Croatian Radiotelevision
- Sales:
- New Europe Film Sales
- Festivals:
- Venice 2016 (Fedeora Award), Reykjavik 2016, Warsaw 2016, Tokyo 2016
Schedule:
14.11.2016
17:45
Kino Mladosť
16.11.2016
20:00
Kino Mladosť
About the Director:
Hana Jušić
Hana Jušić (1983, Šibenik, Yugoslavia) obtained MA degree in film and TV directing at Academy of Dramatic Art in Zagreb. She also graduated from the Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences, majoring in comparative literature and English language and literature; currently she is pursuing her PhD degree in Literature and Film. So far she has written and directed several short films, most notably Chill (Zimica, 2011), Terrarium (Terarij, 2012) and No Wolf Has a House (Da je kuća dobra i vuk bi je imao, 2015). She has written the script for a children smash–hit film, The Mysterious Boy (Zagonetni dječak, 2013), directed by Dražen Žarković.