Lost Country
Serbia, France, Croatia, Luxembourg, 2023
Drama 1h 38min
Directed by: Vladimir Perišić
With: Jasna Đuričić, Jovan Ginić, Miodrag Jovanović, Lazar Kocić, Duško Valentić
Festivals: Cannes Film Festival (Semaine de la Critique Rising Star Award to Jovan Ginić), Sarajevo Film Festival (Best Actor in a Leading Role)
Serbia, 1996. During the student demonstrations against the Milosevic regime, 15-year-old Stefan has to go through the hardest revolution of all. He has to confront his beloved mother, spokesperson and accomplice of the corrupted government that his friends are rising against.
“This impressive and nuanced film works simultaneously as a bildungsroman, an examination of transgenerational Balkan guilt, and an unpredictable portrait of a career politician. (...) Although it takes place almost 30 years ago, there is a sense of urgency and urgency in this film that resonates with the revolt of the current generation" (Wendy Ide, Screen Daily).