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In his filmmaking exercise, Lun Sevnik employs a series of unconventional decisions in the protagonists’ power play to cleverly toy with the viewer. With its calculated suspense, use of social media, “video” as the high point, carefully made concept, etc., the film comes dangerously close to a masterpiece!

Lun Sevnik’s Playing illustrates that a narrative can strike emotionally even when it is cold, dispassionate, and aloof. Two boys planning suicide before our very eyes arouse shock, angers, and helplessness. The jury recognises Playing as a bold, challenging film whose provocative methods elicit a strong emotional response. This is a skill, something only great masters of cinema can achieve.