The Sarajevo Film Festival is set to open along with the world premiere of Dino Mustafic’s dark comedy Pavilion August 15th.
It marks the second feature of director Bosnia, who debuted in 2003 Remake It is one of the most viewed films in Bosnia and Herzegovina.
More than 20 years later, he returned with a film about a group of nursing home residents. Armed with illegal weapons, they take over the house, take staff hostage, and clash with authorities.
Mustafic said the film “bringed a large regional cast of famous actors,” saying that both the author and producers come from the Balkans. “This is a film about the oldest generation who chose to act according to the conscience of today’s world,” he added. “They are standing up in rebellion. And the rebellion comes in essentially all forms. This is different. If you watch the film, you know why.”
Pavilion It was produced by the Panglas costumes of Bosnia and Herzegovina, and was produced in a joint production of Croatian Cinepnet, North Macedonian Krug films, Montero Royal photography of Serbia, Nathane Productions in Montenegro, and real gardens in Bosnia and Herzegovina.
The script is written by Viktor Ivancic, and Emir Imamovic Pirke is a co-writer. The cast includes Rade Serbedzija, Zijah Sokolovic, Miralem Zubcevic, Ksenija Pajic and Jasna Diklic.
The producers are Mustafam Staffic, Ishakjalimum and Rasmill Efendic. Co-producers include Igor Vranjkovic, Dejan Krajcevski, Bojana Maljevic and Dušan Kovacevic.
The film was made with support for co-production with the Ministry of Culture and Sports in Sarajevo Canton, the Sarajevo Film Fund, the Audiovisual Centre in Croatia, the North Macedonian Film Agency, the Film Centre Serbia, the Film Centre in Montenegro, and BH Telecom.
Mustafic is known for its documentaries such as: The Runway of Life, Let’s have light, Bosnian miracles, the views of past artists and Transform tomorrow. Debut fiction feature Remake It premiered in Rotterdam, where it was selected as one of the top five films and performed an international festival raft. He is also known as a well-known theatrical director.
The 31st Sarajevo Film Festival is scheduled to be held from August 15th to 22nd. The opening ceremony will be hosted by Bosnian actor Ridilla Cordick, who starred as Irona Slater in the biographer drama Future diva.
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