RIDERS

JEZDECA (orig. title)
minority co-production

feature | fiction | road movie | 2022 | 106’

sinopsis: Two friends from a small village transform their mopeds into choppers and embark on a journey, traveling through dreams of the past and visions of the future, looking for freedom and love. On the road through Slovenia and Croatia, two countries just recently separated from Yugoslavia, they are accompanied by a young runaway woman with a mysterious past and an old biker. Personal values are tested and free will questioned.

director: Dominik Mencej
writers: Dominik Mencej, Boris Grgurović
production: Staragara
producer: Miha Černec
co-production: Sense (SR), Novi film (BH), Transmedia (IT), Antitalent (HR), NuFrame (SLO)
co-producers: Jožko Rutar, Milan Stojanović, Srđan Šarenac, Danijel Pek, Igor Prinčič, Teo Rižinar
director of photography: Janez Stucin Zu
editor: Andrej Nagode, Matic Drakulić
costume designer: Katarina Zaninović
production designer: Iva Rodić
makeup artist: Tatjana Lipanović
sound designer: Samo Jurca
original music: Luca Ciut
cast: Timon Šturbej, Petja Labović, Anja Novak, Nikola Kojo

developed with support: MEDIA, RE-ACT
supported by: MEDIA, Slovenian Film Centre, RTV Slovenia,  VIBA Film, Croatian Audiovisual Centre, Film Centre Serbia, FVG Film Fund, Fondacija za kinematografiju Sarajevo

festivals and awards:

• Slovene Film FEstival 2022 – Best Editor, Best Sound, Best LEading Actor Winner
• Sarajevo Film Festival, International Competition, 2022
• FilmFestival Cottbus – Festival of East European Cinema 2022 – U18 Youth Film Competition
• Cinemamed – Festival Cinéma Méditerranéen de Bruxelles 2022 – Panorama
• Sofia International Film Festival 2023
• Beijing International Film Festival 2023
• K3 Film Festival 2023 – Best Feature Film Winner
• Balkan New Film Festival 2023 – Special Award for the Debutant