A creative, unstable Serbian refugee struggles to build a new life in Canada as her daughter tries to pick up the pieces of their dashed hopes. A poignant drama carried by two brilliant actresses.
Sanja Zivkovic’s first feature is built around a complex mother-daughter relationship, damaged by the broken dreams of forced exile. Former architect Jasna and teenage Nina have left Serbia for Canada, where they struggle to establish themselves in their new land. Far from her homeland and her friends, Nina tries to express herself through theatre while her mother, dulled by medication, gradually slips through the cracks. Mirjana Jokovic, the unforgettable heroine of Emir Kusturica’s...
Feature film , Fiction
ONTARIO, Canada | 90 minutes | 2019
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