MURINA
MURINA (orig. title)
feature | fiction | coming of age | 2021 | 92’
logline: Tensions rise between restless teenager Julija and her oppressive father Ante when an old family friend arrives at their Croatian island home. As Ante attempts to broker a life-changing deal, their tranquil yet isolated existence leaves Julija wanting more from this influential visitor, who provides a taste of liberation over a weekend laid bare to desire and violence.
director: Antoneta Alamat Kusijanović
writers: Antoneta Alamat Kusijanović, Frank Graziano
production: Antitalent (HR), RT Features (BR, US)
producers: Danijel Pek, Rodrigo Teixeira
executive producers: Martin Scorsese, Emma Tillinger Koskoff, Lourenço Sant’Anna, Sophie Mas, Rodrigo Gutierrez, Carmem Maia, Gustavo Rosa de Moura
co-production: Spiritus Movens (HR), SPOK Production (SI), Staragara (SI)
co-producers: Zdenka Gold, Jožko Rutar, Miha Černec
line producer: Katarina Prpić
director of photography: Hélène Louvart (AFC)
editor: Vladimir Gojun
costume designer: Amela Bakšić
production designer: Ivan Veljača
makeup artist: Snježana Gorup
sound designer: Julij Zornik
original music: Evgueni Galperine, Sacha Galperine
cast: Gracija Filipović, Leon Lučev, Danica Ćurčić, Cliff Curts
developed with support: Cinefondation, First Films First, Jeruzalem Film Lab
supported by: Croatian Audiovisual Centre, Slovenian Film Centre, Viba film, Croatian Radiotelevision, RTV Slovenia
world sales: The Match Factory
festivals and awards:
- Directors’ Fortnight 2021 (Quinzaine des réalisateurs), Cannes Film Festival – Golden Camera (Camera D’Or)
- Pula Film Festival 2021 – Breza Award for Best Debutant (Antoneta Alamat Kusijanović), Golden Arena for Best Supporting Actress (Danica Ćurčić), Golden Gate of Pula
- Sarajevo Film Festival 2021
- Toronto International Film Festival 2021
- Rab Film Festival 2021 – Best Film
- Betina Film Festival 2021 – Special Screenings
- Haifa Film Festival 2021
- Youth Film Revue and Four River Film Festival 2021
- Bucharest International Film Festival 2021 – Best film
- CinEast – Central and Eastern European Film Festival 2021 – Grand Prix
- Festival of Slovenian Film 2021 – Vesna Award for Best Sound (Julij Zornik); Slovenian Art Cinema Association Award
- Tokyo International Film Festival 2021 – World Focus
- El Gouna Film Festival 2021
- Hamptons International Film Festival 2021 – Best Narrative Feature
- Free Zone Film Festival 2021
- Ljubljana International Film Festival LIFFE 2021
- Liffe – Leskovac International Film Festival 2021 – Živojin Žika Pavlović Award
- Le Cinema comme il va – Centre Pompidou 2021
- Filmfest Hamburg 2021
- Manaki Brothers – International Cinematographers’ Film Festival 2021
- Filmekimi 2021
- Bogota International Film Festival 2021
- Sao Paulo International Film Festival 2021 – New Directors Competition
- Leiden International Film Festival 2021
- New Zeland International Film Festival 2021
- Fort Lauderdale International Film Festival 2021
- Seville European Film Festival 2021 – The New Waves
- Muret Film Festival 2021
- CPH PIX Weekend Film Festival 2021
- Taipei Golden Horse Film Festival 2021
- Actor’s Film Festival 2021
- Los Cabos International Film Festival 2021
- Around the World in 14 Films 2021
- Les Arcs Film Festival 2021 – Official Competition – Femme de Cinéma (Antoneta Alamat Kusijanović)
- European Film Week in Morocco 2021
- Ale Kino! International Young Audience Film Festival 2021 – Marcin award (Young People’s Jury)
- Cinemamed – Festival Cinéma Méditerranéen de Bruxelles 2021 – Grand Prix; Prix Cineuropa; Critic’s Jury Special Mention
- Rio de Janeiro International Film Festival 2021
- European Film Forum 2021 – Crossing Europe
- Perth Festival 2022
- Trieste Film Festival 2022 – Feature Film Competition
- Europa! Europa Film Festival 2022
- Glasgow Film Festival 2022
- Sofia International Film Festival 2022 – Balkan Competition – Best Balkan Film Award
- SEEfest South East European Film Festival Los Angeles 2022 – Best Feature Film, Grand Jury Prize
- Music & Cinema – Festival International du Film à Marseille 2022
