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- Fiction Feature Film
- 144'
- 2025
- Slovenia, Italy, Croatia, Serbia, Montenegro, North Macedonia
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The life of young Bronja, growing up in the '80s, changes when her mother dies of cancer. After a childhood marked by this loss, her life is again interrupted by tragic events, which she overcomes with optimism.
The film Whites Wash at Ninety is a moving and inspiring story about the life of Bronja Žakelj, as we follow her through various stages of life. As a child, she enjoys exploring the world with her younger brother, Rok, and finds solace in her grandmother, Dada. However, her carefree life is shattered by the death of her mother from cancer. In her late teens, she must confront the same devastating disease when she is diagnosed with Hodgkin's lymphoma. The story is based on true events and the best-selling book of the same name. The film portrays Bronja's journey of growth during the '80s and '90s, as well as her personal transformation, offering hope and inspiration to viewers.
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I approach this project with the utmost respect for the gravity of the subject matter. The novel is the best-selling book of the Slovenian publishing house Beletrina. It has been translated into Croat
I approach this project with the utmost respect for the gravity of the subject matter. The novel is the best-selling book of the Slovenian publishing house Beletrina. It has been translated into Croatian, Italian, Macedonian, and Bulgarian, with new translations in the making. But when talking about the reasons for the realization of the project, it is necessary to forget about the success of the book. I first read the novel in 2018 when it was published by the Beletrina publishing house. In the beginning, it was just a novel by an unknown writer. At the time, we had no idea of the immense success of the book that would follow, but still, the story made a strong impression on me. Growing up in the 70s, facing illness, the breakup of Yugoslavia, fear of death, and looking for a bright spot in complete darkness... I completely identified with the writer's experience. I myself grew up in the 70s. Due to a rare blood disease, from the age of six until reaching adulthood, I faced illness, visits to hospitals, paleness, and fatigue. Many times the reaction of those around me was, "He won't make it." Bronja's story is a universal one. It is about the fragility of life, the power of hope, and the resilience of the human spirit. It is a story that needs to be told, not only in Slovenia but all over the world. That's why I decided to adapt it for the screen. I see this film as an opportunity to create a work that will resonate with people who have experienced illness or loss.
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For 25,000 spectators.
For 25,000 spectators.
Montenegrin: One prikazuju hrabrost, humor i optimizam suočavajući se sa bolešću i porodičnim izazovima. Njihove nijansirane izvedbe donose srce i autentičnost ovoj dirljivoj priči.
For 25,000 spectators.
For 25,000 spectators.
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hrvaško: Priča je preuzeta iz istoimenog autobiografskog romana autorice Bronje Žakelj koji je preveden na više jezika, a u Sloveniji je bestseller. Autori scenarija su redatelj Marko Naberšnik i sama autorica romana i vrlo su uspješno uspjeli prenijeti ovu slojevitu i duboku priču u filmski scenarij. Likovi su „od krvi i mesa“, a Bronja kao glavni lik je zaista fantastično napisana te ju s iznimnim zanimanjem i empatijom pratimo kroz gotovo njen cijeli životni put koji je obojen bolešću, gubicima najdražih, ali i velikim prijateljstvima, bakinom podrškom, borbama i snagom. Ovaj će film zasigurno poslužiti i kao inspiracija gledateljima koji se nađu u teškim životnim situacijama, poput suočavanja sa bolešću, gubitka članova obitelji… Film nudi intimnu dramu koja dotiče srce, dok istovremeno nudi i uvid u političke promjene raspada Jugoslavije. Plan promocije je izuzetno detaljan i opširan, zaista iznimno osmišljen. Što se distribucije tiče, sigurna sam da ovaj film može jednako biti festivalska uspješnica kao i hit u kinima, na TV-u i VoD platformama.
črnogorsko: Projekat predstavlja svojevrsnu porodičnu sagu, koja je ispunjena smtonosnim bolestima, velikim gubicima, propadanjem drzave, ali i trijumfima želje za životom i sitnim pobjedama duha. Scenario je zasnovan na autobiografskom bestseleru i ispunjen je slojevitim i autentičnim karakterima za koje se jednostavno vezati. Reditelj filma, Marko Nabrešnik, stoji iza jednog od najgledanijih filmova u Sloveniji svih vremena ("Pijetlov dorčuak"), što garantuje izuzetnu komunikaciju sa bioskopskom publikom. Koscenaristkinja je Maja Todorović, a u proizvodnji filma
učestvovaće mladi i vrlo perspektivni filmski profesionalci iz Crne Gore. Svojim melodramskim karakterom, putovanjem kroz nostalginu prošlost sa puno nijansi, kao i snanim i ubjedljivim zaključkom, ovaj projekat, u ukupnoj ponudi, predstavlja svojevrsni izuzetak.
Comitee: Aiken Veronika Prosenc, Tina Poglajen, Klemen Dvornik Explication
Scenarij, napisan po knjižni uspešnici, zelo prepričljivo obravnava zgodbo družine, ki se mora soočiti s težkimi osebnimi okoliščinami. Kljub tematiki pripoved ne zapade v patetiko, še več, prostor najde tudi za trenutke humorja, ki zgodbo naravno dopolnjujejo. Liki so napisani izjemno življenjsko, dosledno in jih vidimo kot osebe iz mesa in krvi. Struktura filma je solidno zastavljena, četudi ima nekaj težav, ki jih gre pričakovati glede na to, da gre za knjižno priredbo, pri kateri je treba vsebino romana skrčiti na dolžino celovečernega filma. Ocenjujemo, da je scenarij za film napisan tako, da bo univerzalno nagovarjal širok krog občinstva, da je s svojo navdihujočo držo vztrajnosti vzponom in padcem navkljub relevanten tudi kot na pol filozofski premislek o tem, kako živeti, četudi tematsko ne vpeljuje ničesar zares novega, pa je osvežujoča neustrašna iskrenost, s katero se loteva zelo bolečih tem. Tudi glede na uspeh knjižne predloge za film pričakujemo veliko zanimanje.
Comitee: Aiken Veronika Prosenc, Špela Barlič, Andrej Košak Explication
Scenarij je spisan po uspešnem romanu Bronje Žakelj, kar za film predstavlja dobro izhodiščno pozicijo na poti do domačih gledalcev. Gre za pretresljivo, osebno, na resničnih dogodkih zasnovano zgodbo, ki obravnava univerzalno in relevantno temo minevanja ter soočanja z izgubami bližnjikov, hkrati pa slikovito in z dobro mero humorja izriše tudi družbeno klimo časov pred in ob razpadu Jugoslavije. Zahtevna, mestoma zelo boleča pripoved je tako obravnavana na zanimiv in duhovit način. Struktura scenarija je že izdelana, zgodba je prepričljiva, liki so dobro razviti in imajo prav vsi zelo jasno izdelano motivacijo. Prostor za izboljšave je morda v tretjem dejanju – vprašljivo je, če je potrebno, saj gremo že tretjič v nov čas in se osnovna zgodba zaključi že prej. Dobro bi bilo tudi bolje opredeliti dedka, ki je v družinski sagi prisoten le kot zamolčani junak in v prvem delu zgodbe še nekoliko poudariti ozadje razpada Jugoslavije, kar bi še bolj poudarilo rekonstrukcijo časa. Privlačnost filma za slovenskega gledalca in morda tudi za mednarodno publiko bi lahko bila precejšnja.
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