PREVIEW: Murina (15)

WHO’S IN IT?

Gracija Filipović (film debut), Danica Curcic (Long Story Short), Leon Lučev (Circles), Cliff Curtis (Whale Rider), Jonas Smulders (Brasserie Valentine), Nikša Butijer (The Priest’s Children), Mislav Čavajda (Segrt Hlapic), Marina Redžepović (The Last Serb in Croatia), Milan Štrljić (Josef)

WHO’S BEHIND THE CAMERA?

Antoneta Alamat Kusijanović (film debut), director, writer; Frank Graziano (film debut), writer; Zdenka Gold (A Stranger), Danijel Pek (F20) and Rodrigo Teixeira (Call Me by Your Name), producers; Evgueni Galperine (Gagarine) and Sacha Galperine (Persian Lessons), composers; Hélène Louvart (Never Rarely Sometimes Always), cinematographer; Vladimir Gojun (Men Don’t Cry), editor

WHAT’S IT ABOUT?

Julija (Filipović), a restless teenage girl, frequently clashes with her controlling father Ante (Lučev) at their isolated island home in Croatia. When Javier (Curtis), an old family friend, arrives for a visit, Julija is intrigued by the sense of escape he provides, leading to a weekend that may end disturbingly…

IN ONE SENTENCE, WHY SHOULD YOU BE EXCITED?

The feature debut of Croatian filmmaker Antoneta Alamat Kusijanović has been described as akin to a Patricia Highsmith thriller, which immediately sets itself up for intriguing, and possible unnerving, drama.

WHEN’S IT OUT?

FRIDAY 8TH APRIL 2022

WHERE CAN I FIND IT?

IN CINEMAS NATIONWIDE

 

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