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Slovenia
2005, 71 min

Section: Official Selection - Competition
Year: 2005

At first glance, Katarina and Peter have a happy marriage. But their relationship, after years of living together, is stuck in the shallows of boredom and stereotypes. So they look carefully around them, each of them hoping for a new chance. But the couple can’t live contentedly with or without each other....

Synopsis

At first glance, Katarina and Peter have a happy and well-functioning marriage. They have two adolescent daughters, Eva and Nina, who are a delight for them, rewarding jobs, a flat, a car… In short, all the good things in life. But their relationship, after years of living together, is stuck in the shallows of boredom and stereotypes. They’ve done everything, they’ve seen it all before, and their days together are desparately uninspiring. They are aware of their good sides, but see only the bad. Their love-making, like their marital squabbles, takes on its all-too-familiar pattern. So they look carefully around them, each of them hoping for a new chance. There is even mention of divorce, and the death of Katarina’s mother could represent the crossroads on their shared journey. But the couple can’t live contentedly with or without each other....

About the director

Igor Šterk (b. 1968, Ljubljana, Yugoslavia) is a graduate of the Theatre, Film and Television Academy in Ljubljana. His student documentary film Postcards (Razglednice, 1989) was awarded Best Screenplay and a special prize for visual portrayal at the Short Film Festival in Belgrade. His feature debut Express Express (Ekspres-ekspres, 1997) was entered in competition at the Manheim IFF, and screenings at other festivals earned the film 15 festival honours, including two main prizes. Ljubljana (named for his native city) is his second feature film, screened in the Forum of
Independents at the 37th KV IFF.

Contacts

Slovenian Film Center
Miklošičeva 38, 1000, Ljubljana
Slovenia
Tel: +38 612 343 200
Fax: +38 612 343 219
E-mail: [email protected]
www: www.sfc.si

A.A.C. Production
Valvasorjeva 10, SI-1000, Ljubljana
Slovenia
Tel: +386 41 273 746
E-mail: [email protected]

About the film

Color, 35 mm
World premiere

Section:	Official Selection - Competition

Director:	Igor Šterk
Screenplay:	Siniša Dragin, Igor Šterk
Dir. of Photography:	Simon Tanšek
Music:	Mitja Vrhovnik-Smrekar
Editor:	Petar Marković
Producer:	Igor Šterk, Ida Weiss, Dimitrij Gračner
Production:	A.A.C. Production, koprodukce/coproduction: TV Slovenia
Cast:	Peter Musevski, Nataša Burger, Polona Juh, Andraž Polič, Tomi Janežič
Contact:	Slovenian Film Center, A.A.C. Production

Guests

Nataša Kočar

Film Institution Rep.

Igor Šterk

Film Director

Nataša Burger

Actor

Andraz Polic

Actor

Simon Tansek

Director of Photography

Sinisa Dragin

Screenwriter

Peter Markovic

Film Editor