MINORITY COPRODUCTIONS
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DIRECTOR: Vardan Tozija
CROATIAN PREMIERE
COUNTRY: North Macedonia, Croatia, France, Kosovo, Luxemburg
YEAR/DURATION: 2023. • 99′
coming of age
Info
- SCREENPLAY: Vardan Tozija, Darijan Pejovski
- CINEMATOGRAPHY: Vladimir Samoilovski
- EDITOR: Atanas Georgiev, Blagoja Nedelkovski
- PRODUCTION DESIGN: Kiril Spaseski
- COSTUME DESIGN: Andrea Kustović, Nikolina Kostanšek
- SOUND: Igor Popovski
- SCORE: Nathanaël Bergese
- MAKE UP: Goran Ignjatovski
- VISUAL EFFECTS: Luc Serrano, Jovica Panovski, Gil Pinheiro
- LEAD ACTOR: Matej Sivakov
- SUPPORTING ACTRESSES: Kamka Točinovski, Bojana Gregorić Vejzović, Verica Nedeska, Žaklina Petrovska, Jasmina Bilalović, Tara Popova
- SUPPORTING ACTORS: Saško Kocev, Toni Mihajlovski, Aleksandar Ničovski, Blagoj Veselinov, Oliver Mitkovski, Vladimir Tuliev, Miroslav Petković, Eftim Trajcov, Boris Damovski, Aleksandar Ristoski, Mihajlo Milenkoski
- PRODUCER: Darko Popov
- PRODUCTION COMPANY: Focus Pocus Films (North Macedonia)
- CO-PRODUCED BY: Les Contes Modernes (France), 4film (Croatia), In My Country (Kosovo), Wady Films (Luxembourg)
- CO-PRODUCERS: Patrice Nezan, Laurent Versini, Anita Juka, Valon Bajgora, Gazmend Nela, Adolf El Assal
- DISTRIBUTION: 4film
- SALES AGENT: OneTwoThree Media (USA)
Synopsis
In a desolate and perilous world beyond the forest, eight-year-old Marko lives sheltered by his paranoid father, his only companion. Armed with his cherished Picture Book, he believes it holds all the answers. Marko’s solitary existence is disrupted when he encounters Miko, a gentle boy with Down Syndrome, on the forest’s fringe. Left to navigate the dangers of humanity’s remnants, the boys embark on a journey to find Marko’s elusive mother. Stepping outside the forest’s safety, Marko confronts a shattered, silent world fraught with peril.
Festivals and awards
FilmFestival Cottbus – Festival of East European Cinema 2023
Slobodna Zona Film Festival 2023
Trieste Film Festival 2023
Cinedays – Festival of European Film 2023 – world premiere
Trailer
About the director
Vardan Tozija
(1981) is a Macedonian director and screenwriter. He graduated in film art and TV directing, and has studied law and political science. He directed a number of feature films, M (2023) and Amok (2016), as well as short films, such as The Man In The Habit Of Hitting Me On The Head With An Umbrella (2011) and Exception (2007). He directed and produced various TV shows and series: Radius (2023), House Arrest (2022), Prespav (2016-2020) and Macedonian History (2011). He has also worked on documentary projects: Right to Be Different (2004). He was the screenwriter and first assistant director on films such as Punk Is Not Dead (2010) and Switch (2009).
Screening
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- INK – SUNDAY 14.7.2024.
11:00
- INK – SUNDAY 14.7.2024.
FREE ENTRANCE
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- VALLI CINEMA – SUNDAY 14.7.2024.
22:00
- VALLI CINEMA – SUNDAY 14.7.2024.
FREE ENTRANCE
