MINORITY COPRODUCTIONS
WONDROUS IS THE SILENCE OF MY MASTER
DIRECTOR: Ivan Salatić
CROATIAN PREMIERE
COUNTRY: Montenegro, Italy, France, Croatia, Serbia
YEAR/DURATION: 2025. • 93′
history drama
Info
- SCREENPLAY: Ivan Salatić
- CINEMATOGRAPHY: Ivan Marković
- EDITOR: Jelena Maksimović
- PRODUCTION DESIGN: Dragana Baćović, Marija Mitrić, Vincenzo Ricco
- COSTUME DESIGN: Lidija Andrić, Tijana Milutinović, Dejana Sremčević
- SOUND: Amaury Arboun
- SCORE: Mai Mai Mai – Toni Cutrone
- MAKE UP: Jovana Vukosavljević, Pina Ummaro
- LEAD ACTRESSES: Tea Ljubešić, Vanja Matić
- LEAD ACTOR: Marko Pogačar, Luka Petrone, Jakov Zovko, Aleksa Lukić, Igor Božanić, Vladimir Milošević
- DEBUTANTS: Marko Pogačar, Vanja Matić
- PRODUCERS: Jelena Angelovski, Dušan Kasalica
- PRODUCTION COMPANY: Meander Film (Montenegro)
- CO-PRODUCERS: Ines Vasiljević, Stefano Sardo, Jasmina Sijerčić, Tena Gojić, Stefan Ivančić, Dragana Jovović, Ognjen Glavonić, Boris Raonić
- CO-PRODUCED BY: Nightswim (Italy), Bocalupo Films (France), Dinaridi Film (Croatia), Non-Aligned Films (Serbia)
Festivals and awards
Rotterdam International Film Festival 2025 – Tiger Competition
Hong Kong International Film Festival 2025 – Young Cinema Competition
Kino Otok – Isola Cinema 2025 – Films and Guests
71st Taormina Film Festival – Official Competition
Synopsis
In 19th-century Montenegro, the dying poet-ruler Morlak travels to Italy seeking a cure while his loyal servant Djuko wrestles with jealousy, homesickness, and the looming shadow of loss.
Trailer
About the director
Ivan Salatić (Dubrovnik, 1982) is a Montenegrin director and screenwriter. He graduated from the Faculty of Dramatic Arts in Cetinje and earned his master’s degree at the University of Fine Arts in Hamburg. He directed, wrote and produced the short films We Are the Sons of Your Rocks (2018), Backyards (2015), Shelters (2014), Heavens (2014), and Intro (2013). His short films won awards and were screened at prestigious international festivals, such as Venice, Torino, Sarajevo, CPH:DOX, Belfort, and many others. His first feature film You Have the Night (2018) had its premiere at the Venice Film Festival and went on to win awards for Best Film at the Hong Kong Film Festival and the Belgrade Auteur Film Festival, as well as the award for Best Director and the Herceg-Novi Film Festival – Montenegro Film Festival.
Screening
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- VALLI CINEMA – SUNDAY 13.7.2025.
16:00
- VALLI CINEMA – SUNDAY 13.7.2025.
FREE ENTRANCE
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- INK – MONDAY 14.7.2025.
10:00
- INK – MONDAY 14.7.2025.
FREE ENTRANCE
