Film Theatre 2023/24

Guardians of the Formula (Čuvari formule, Serbia, Slovenia, Montenegro, North Macedonia, 2023, 120 min.)

 
In 1958, during the Cold War – two scientists, two worlds, and two ideologies faced in a race for survival at the Vinca Scientific Institute near Belgrade.
 

Director: Dragan Bjelogrlić
Screenplay: Vuk Ršumović, Ognjen Sviličić, Dragan Bjelogrlić (po knjižni predlogi Gorana Milasinovića)
Photo by: Ivan Kostić
Edited by: Milena Predić
Music by: Aleksandar Randjelović
Cast: Alexis Manenti (dr. Mate), Radivoje Bukvić (Dragoslav), Lionel Abelanski (dr. Jame), Jérémie Lahuerte (Schwarzenberg), Olivier Barthélémy (Derval), Predrag Manojlović – Miki (Pavle Savić), Draga Bjelogrlić (Leka Ranković), Anne Serra (Odet Dragi)
Production company: Cobra Film Department, Ton Film, Perfo Production, Bitter Frames Production, Film studio Skopje
Festivals and Awards: Locarno 2023: Green Leopard Award – Best Environmental Film, Variety Piazza Grande Audience Award; Sarajevo 2023: Audience Award
Distributed by: Fivia – Vojnik

Film Theatre 2023/24

Saint Omer (Saint Omer, France, 2022, 122 min.)

 
Rama is a novelist who attends the trial of Laurence Coly, a young woman accused of killing her 15-month-old daughter. Testimonies from witnesses and Coly’s own words soon shake Rama’s convictions.
 

Director: Alice Diop
Screenplay: Alice Diop, Amrita David, Marie Ndiaye
Photo: Claire Mathon
Edited by: Amrita David
Music by: Thibault Deboaisne (svetovalec pri izboru)
Cast: Kayije Kagame (Rama), Guslagie Malanda (Laurence Coly), Valérie Dréville (predsednica sodišča), Aurélia Petit (odvetnica Vaudenay), Xavier Maly (Luc Dumontet), Robert Cantarella (generalni tožilec), Salimata Kamate (Odile Diatta), Thomas de Pourquery (Adrien)
Production company: Srab Films, Arte France Cinéma, Pictanovo
Festivals and Awards: Venice 2022: Silver Lion Award – Grand Jury Prize, Luigi de Laurentis Award for Best Debut, King Oedipus Award; Toronto 2023: TFCA Award for Best International Program Film; Palm Springs 2023: Future Director(s) Award, FIPRESCI Award for Best Foreign Language Film; Cézar Awards 2023: Best Debut Award; Lisbon – IndieLisboa 2023: Special Mention for Feature Film; Chicago 2023: Silver Hugo for Best Screenplay; Ghent 2023: Grand Prize for Best Film; Jean Vigo Awards 2022: Best Feature Film Award; Seville 2022: Golden Giraldillo Award for Best Film, Award for Best Screenplay
Distributed by: Fivia – Vojnik

Film Theatre 2023/24

Anatomy of a Fall (Anatomie d’une chute, France, 2023, 151 min.)

 
Sandra, Samuel and their visually impaired son Daniel have been living in a remote mountain location for the past year. When Samuel is found dead outside the house, an investigation for death in suspicious circumstances is launched. Amidst the uncertainty, Sandra is indicted: Was it suicide or homicide ? A year later Daniel attends his mother’s trial, a veritable dissection of his parents’ relationship.
 
Director: Justine Triet
Screenplay: Justine Triet, Arthur Harari
Photo: Simon Beaufils
Edited by: Laurent Sénéchal
Music by: Thibault Deboaisne (svetovalec pri izboru)
Cast: Sandra Hüller (Sandra Voyter), Swann Arlaud (odvetnik Vincent Renzi), Milo Machado Graner (Daniel), Samuel Theis (Samuel Maleski), Antoine Reinartz (generalni tožilec), Jehnny Beth (Marge Berger), Saadia Bentaïeb (odvetnik Nour Boudaoud), Camille Rutherford (Zoe Solidor), Anne Rotger (predsednica sodišča), Sophie Fillières (Monica)
Production company: Les Films Pelléas, Les Films de Pierre, France 2 Cinéma, Auvergne Rhône-Alpes Cinéma
Festivals and Awrads: Cannes 2023: Palme d’Or for Best Film, Palme d’Or for Best Canine Performance; Sydney 2023: Audience Award for Best International Feature Film; Locarno 2023; Brussels 2023: Audience Award for the best film of the international program; La Rochelle 2023; Karlovy Vary 2023; Yerevan 2023; Auckland 2023: Jerusalem 2023; Melbourne 2023; Sarajevo 2023; Toronto 2023; Aspen 2023; New York 2023
Distributed by: Fivia – Vojnik

Film Theatre 2023/24

Role Model (Vzornik,Slovenia, Serbia, Italy, Czech Republic, 2023, 98 min.)

 
A lonely teenage boy of divorced parents and an alcoholic mother makes friends with a mysterious man who moves into the flat opposite his.
 

Director: Nejc Gazvoda
Screenplay: Nejc Gazvoda, Tomislav Zajec
Photo: Jan Šuster
Edited by: Andrej Avanzo
Music by: Janja Lončar
Cast: Mojca Funkl (Maja), France Mandič (Jan), Jure Henigman (Jure), Marina Redžepović (Marina), Vesna Pernarčič (Špela), Klara Kuk (Neja), Matej Puc (Gregor), Mirjam Korbar (Zvonka), Luka Cimprič (Dušan), Špela Rozin (Mari)
Production company: Perfo Production, Evolution Films, La Sarraz Pictures, Biberche
Distributed by: Fivia – Vojnik

Film Theatre 2023/24

Dancing Queen (Dancing Queen, Norway, 2023, 92 min.)

 
Mina gets her world turned upside down when the famous dancer ED Win moves to her town. She falls head over heels in love, and when he invites everyone to an audition for his new dance crew, Mina sees her chance and signs up. Intoxicated by love she throws herself into the excitement. But there is one essential thing she has forgotten: She can´t dance!
 

Director: Aurora Gossé
Screenplay: Silje Holtet
Photo: Asmund Hasli
Edited by: Helge Billing
Music by: Mimmi Tamba, Henrik Haraldsen Sveen
Cast: Liv Elvira Kippersund Larsson (Mina), Cengiz Al (Shaan), Viljar Knutsen Bjaadal (Edwin ali E. D. Win), Anne Marit Jacobsen (Mormor), Anders Baasmo (Ove), Andrea Bran Hovig (Anne Berit), Frida Annevik (Laererinna), Ylva Rosten-Haga (Bella)
Production company: Amarcord
Festivals and Awards: Berlin 2023 (Berlinale Generations section); Trondheim 2023; Seattle 2023: Best Film Award; amanda awards 2023: Best Children’s Film Award; Montreal 2023; Malmö 2023: Best Comedy Award; Ciné-Jeune de l’Aisne 2023; Kristiansand 2023: ECFA award; Brač 2023: audience award
Distributed by: Fivia – Vojnik

Film Theatre 2023/24

Past Lives (USA, 2023, 105 min.)

 
Nora and Hae Sung, two deeply connected childhood friends, are wrest apart after Nora’s family emigrates from South Korea. Decades later, they are reunited for one fateful week as they confront destiny, love and the choices that make a life.
 

Director: Celine Song
Screenplay: Celine Song
Photo: Shabier Kirchner
Edited by: Keith Fraase
Music by: Christopher Bear, Daniel Rossen
Cast: Greta Lee (Nora), Teo Yoo (Jung Hae Sung), John Magaro (Arthur Zaturansky), Moon Seung-ah (mlada Nora), Leem Seung-min (mladi Seung Min Yim)
Production company: 2AM, Killer Films, CJ ENM co., A24
Festivals and Awards: Sundance 2023; Berlin 2023; San Francisco 2023; Hollywood Critics Association Awards 2023: Best Independent Film Award, Best Actress Award, Best Screenplay Award; Golden Trailer Awards 2023: Best Love Story Award; Sydney 2023; Jerusalem 2023; Sarajevo 2023; Edinburgh 2023
Distributed by: Fivia – Vojnik

Film Theatre 2023/24

Love Life (Japan, France, 2022, 123 min.)

 
Taeko and her husband, Jiro, are living a peaceful existence with son, Keita. A tragic accident brings the boy’s father, Park, back into her life. Taeko throws herself into helping this deaf and homeless man to cope with pain and guilt.
 

Director: Koji Fukada
Screenplay: Koji Fukada
Photo: Hideo Yamamoto
Edited by: Sylvie Lager, Koji Fukada
Music by: Olivier Goinard
Cast: Fumino Kimura (Taeko), Kento Nagayama (Jiro), Atom Sunada (Paku), Hirona Yamazaki (Yamazaki), Misuzu Kanno (Myoe), Tomorowo Taguchi (Makoto), Tetta Shimada (Keita)
Production company: Chipangu, Comme des Cinémas, Nagoya Broadcasting Network
Festivals and awards: Venice 2022; Toronto 2022; Reykjavík 2022; Busan 2022; Rio de Janeiro 2022; London 2022; BaliMakārya 2022; Philadelphia 2022; Zagreb 2022; Taipei 2022; Leeds 2022; Hong Kong 2022; Tromsø 2023; Ostend 2023; Vesoul 2023; Málaga 2023; Vilnius 2023
Distributed by: Demiurg