31. Auteur film festival • Monday, November 24
14:00 DESIRE LINES
Serbia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Netherlands, Croatia, Germany, 2024, 107’
Director: Dane Komljen
Cast: Ivan Čuić, Branka Katić, Petja Golec Horvat, Rok Juričić…
Branko lives on the fringes of Belgrade society. Because of the isolation, he can’t sleep and doesn’t talk to anyone. His only obsession is his younger brother, whose muddy shoes, bloody sheets and mysterious movements make him uneasy. Branko follows his brother’s every step, haunted by his strange behavior. As the paranoia grows, Branko realizes that the strangeness is not coming from his brother, but from himself.
Festivals: Locarno Film Festival…
* Q&A after the screening
17:00 DJ AHMET
North Macedonia, Czech Republic, Serbia, Croatia, 2025, 98’
Director: Georgi M. Unkovski
Cast: Arif Jakup, Agush Agushev, Dora Akan Zlatanova, Aksel Mehmet, Selpin Kerim, Atila Klince…
The film takes place in a remote mountain village and follows teenagers who discover their true identity through music and rebellion against tradition. Fifteen-year-old Ahmet lives under the strict hand of his father, expected to take care of the family herd after his mother’s death. Everything changes when Ahmet stumbles upon a secret techno party in the forest, a world of rhythm, light and freedom, where he meets Aya, a girl who wants to escape from an arranged marriage. Inspired, Ahmet transforms the old family tractor into a mobile boombox and together they set off in search of music, freedom and self-knowledge.
Festivals / Awards: Sundance Film Festival – World Cinema Dramatic Special Jury Award, Audience Award; Seattle International Film Festival – Special Jury Prize; Seville European Film Festival – Best Actor; Filmski Festival Herceg Novi – Montenegro Film Festival – Grand Prix „Golden Mimosa“ for Best Film; Sydney Film Festival, Melbourne International Film Festival, BFI London Film Festival, São Paulo International Film Festival…
19:00 UNTAMABLE / Indomptables
France, 2025, 80’
Directed by: Thomas Ngijol
Actors: Thomas Ngijol, Danilo Melande, Bienvenu Mvoe, Thérèse Ngono, Olivier Fomedjo…
In Yaoundé, Inspector Bilong investigates the murder of a policeman. While trying to maintain order both at work and in the family, torn between personal principles and social traditions, he gradually reaches the breaking point.
Festivals: Cannes Film Festival, BFI London Film Festival, Malaga French Film Festival…
21:00 HOW COME IT’S ALL GREEN OUT HERE?
Serbia, Croatia, Bulgaria, 2025, 114’
Director: Nikola Ležaić
Cast: Filip Đurić, Izudin Bajrović, Stojan Matavulj…
Nikola, a film director stuck in the world of advertising, buys an old van to convert it into a camper, dreaming of family trips with his wife and soon-to-be-born daughter. When he learns that the remains of his late grandmother, a refugee from the war, could be returned to her native village in Dalmatia, he sets off on a journey with his father, Mirko, who returns to the family home after 25 years. During the journey, Nikola gains unexpected insights about parenting, family, the passing of time and the nebulous nature of memory.
Festivals / Awards: Karlovy Vary Internation Film Festival, FilmFestival Cottbus, Pula Film Festival – Best Leading Actor; Herceg Novi Film Festival – Montenegro Film Festival – Best Director; Thessaloniki International Film Festival…
