Sigurno mjesto

Juraj Lerotić has directed a moving personal story in a suggestive and elegant way, using precise film language and completely avoiding sentimentality, and has created a feeling of suspense until the last shot and an intensive, almost irrational hope that we will somehow avoid the unavoidable outcome. This feeling of not only sympathy, but also being emotionally invested in the fate of the characters stays with us long after the film is over.

V vseh izraznih sredstvih vrhunsko izpeljan filmski prvenec Juraja Lerotića ni zgolj skrajno oseben, ampak tudi inovativen, tenkočuten in idejno domišljen. Precizna študija človeške krhkosti preko intimne izkušnje razgalja (ne)delovanje sistema.

Filmska fotografija postane v filmu Varen kraj pomemben dramaturški element. Skozi precizno kadriranje, poudarjene kompozicije, uporabo globine, senc, teme in barv ter skozi plastenje podob ustvarja močne občutke. Vsak kader je premišljeno umetniško delo, ki estetiko filma dvigne na povsem novo raven.

With subtle and unobtrusive decisions, Marko Brdar builds an atmosphere of continuous suspense in this personal, chamber film. With great respect for the story, he occasionally obstructs the content and gives the characters the right to privacy, and occasionally brings us close, giving us access to the very core of the intimate drama.

Playing Damir, Goran Marković takes on a big responsibility of building a claustrophobic world of a man who finds merely existing unbearable. He fills every frame with pulsating vulnerability and accurately materialises distrust that is stopping him from accepting help also from those who desperately want to help him. After watching this film, we are closer to understanding the human experience that many cannot identify with, makin Goran Marković’s portrayal a great feat of acting.

For its precise framing and minimalistic film language, about a complex and painful family situation, shot with tenderness, subtleness, and sensitivity, and with a remarkable performance of the actors.