Proxima Competition / Sitni lopovi / Croatia, France, Germany, Serbia 2026
It’s summer, and the tourist season on the Adriatic is in full swing. Loner Rio earns extra money as a kitchen help at a local hotel, but he also commits minor thefts at the expense of foreign visitors. When the young worker Andrea learns about his thieving, the two come to an unusual agreement: they will steal together and share the profits. But this pragmatic alliance grows into an unexpected closeness. Croatian filmmaker Mate Ugrin’s feature debut follows on from several distinctive Balkan films from recent years. Through clever metaphors, subtly elliptical editing, and an evocative use of atmosphere, Petty Thieves paints a portrait of solidarity among people who never stop dreaming of a better future in the face of a tourism industry that pushes them to the margins.
Vojtěch Kočárník
110 min / Color, DCP
World premiere
Director Mate Ugrin
/ Screenplay Mate Ugrin
/ Dir. of Photography Ivan Marković
/ Music Nika Son
/ Sound Olivier Voisin
/ Editor Jelena Maksimović
/ Art Director Liberta Mišan
/ Producer Daria Blažević, Mate Ugrin
/ Production Kadromat
/ Coproduction In the cut, Fünferfilm, Nanslafu Films
/ Cast Gavrilo Jović, Tea Ljubešić, Snježana Sinovčić, Izudin Bajrović
/ Sales Cercamon
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Mate Ugrin. Filmography: Meanwhile (2017, short), Prazni sati (2019, short), Everything Ahead (Sve što dolazi, 2021, short), Petty Thieves (2026).
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Mate Ugrin
Film Director
Gavrilo Jović
Actor
Tea Ljubešić
Actress
Izudin Bajrović
Actor
Daria Blažević
Producer
Tiphaine Robion
Producer
Selma Dufeutrelle
Producer
Karsten Krause
Producer
Ivan Marković
Director of Photography
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