Synopsis It is the summer of 2015. Fereshteh, a young Afghan woman, arrives in Belgrade with her husband and three children, after a gruelling months-long journey. She learns that her younger brother has drowned and will soon be buried as an unidentified person, a John Doe. As Hungary closes its borders to stop the influx of migrants from the Middle East, and as Fereshteh's husband and his family pressure her to continue their journey, she is doing all she can to give her brother a dignified burial.
Crew Screenwriters: Momir Turudić, Vuk Ršumović Producers: Mirko Bojović Co-producers: Ines Vasiljević, Stefano Sardo, Vanja Sremac, Ankica Jurić Tilić, Miroslav Mogorović DoP: Damjan Radovanović Editor: Aleksandar Stanojević Art Directors: Jelena Sopić, Jovana Cvetković Costume Designer: Maja Mirković Sound Designer: Dubravka Premar Composer: Alessandro Ciani
Cast Fereshteh Hosseini: Fereshteh Nikola Ristanovski: Nikola Reza Akhlaghirad: Reza Melissa Maroofi: Azade Maria Qadri: Narges Vule Marković: Zoran Petar Zekavica: Clerk Branka Katić: Tanja
Production: Baboon Co-production: Nightswim, Kinorama, Art&Popcorn
- production supported by Film Center Serbia, Ministry of Culture and Information of Serbia, Ministry of Culture of the Republic of Italy, Regione Lazio, Croatian Audiovisual Center, Creative Europe Media, Eurimages |
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Awards
Otranto Film Festival 2024., Otranto, Italy – competition programme - Best Actress Award to Fereshteh Hosseini, Best Film Production Award to Mirko Bojović Tuzla Film Festival 2024, Tuzla, Bosnia and Herzegovina - Feature Film competition - Best Script Award Arras Film Festival 2024, Arras, France - European film competition - Special Mention Avignon International Film Festival 2024, Avignon, France - Feature Film competition - Best Film Award New York Film & Female Actress Award 2025, New York, USA - official selection - Best Feature Film Award New York Independent Art Film Fest 2025, New York, USA - official selection - Best Narrative Feature HK Lights Festival 2025, Hong Kong, Hong Kong - Feature Film competition - Best Actress Stockholm City Film Festival 2024, Stockholm, Sweden - Official Competition - Best Feature Film, Best Director, Best Actress Sasqwatch Film Festival 2025, Vancouver, Canada - official selection - Best Film on the Festival, Best Feature Film, Best Director, Best Actress, Best Cinematography Eastern Europe Film Festival 2025, Craiova, Romania - official selection - Best feature film, Best director, Best Actress, Honorable Mention for Script Tokyo International Cinema Awards 2025, Tokyo, Japan - official selection - Best Narrative Feature Lisboa Indie Film Festival 2025, Lisabon, Portugal - Feature film competition Pula Film Festival 2025, Pula, Croatia - competition programme - Golden Arena for Best Lead Actress in Minority Co-production for Fereshteh Hosseini, Golden Arena for Best Supporting Actor in Minority Co-production to Nikola Ristanovski
Festivals
Sarajevo Film Festival 2024., Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina – competition programme Otranto Film Festival 2024., Otranto, Italy – competition programme - Best Actress Award to Fereshteh Hosseini, Best Film Production Award to Mirko Bojović Zagreb Film Festival 2024., Zagreb, Croatia – programme Together Again Film Festival Cottbus 2024., Cottbus, Germany – competition programme CinEast Film Festival 2024, Luxemburg, Luxemburg Tuzla Film Festival 2024, Tuzla, Bosnia and Herzegovina - Feature Film competition - Best Script Award Arras Film Festival 2024, Arras, France - European film competition - Special Mention 14th International Crime and Punishment Film Festival, Istanbul, Turkey - Justice Scale section The Eutopia Arthouse Film Festival 2024, Belfast, United Kingdom - official selection Avignon International Film Festival 2024, Avignon, France - Feature Film competition - Best Film Award New York Film & Female Actress Award 2025, New York, USA - official selection - Best Feature Film Award New York Independent Art Film Fest 2025, New York, USA - official selection - Best Narrative Feature HK Lights Festival 2025, Hong Kong, Hong Kong - Feature Film competition - Best Actress Stockholm City Film Festival 2024, Stockholm, Sweden - Official Competition - Best Feature Film, Best Director, Best Actress Izmir International Refugee Film Festival 2025, Izmir, Turkey Unrestricted View Film Festival 2025, London, United Kingdom - competition programme Beverly Hills Film Festival 2025, Los Angeles, USA Buenos Aires International Film Festival 2025, Buenos Aires, Argentina Sasqwatch Film Festival 2025, Vancouver, Canada - official selection - Best Film on the Festival, Best Feature Film, Best Director, Best Actress, Best Cinematography Toronto International Nollywood Film Festival 2025, Toronto, Canada - official selection Andrei Tarkovski Film Festival Zerkalo 2025, Ivanovo, Russia - Main Competition Eastern Europe Film Festival 2025, Craiova, Romania - official selection - Best feature film, Best director, Best Actress, Honorable Mention for Script Tokyo International Cinema Awards 2025, Tokyo, Japan - official selection - Best Narrative Feature Lisboa Indie Film Festival 2025, Lisabon, Portugal - Feature film competition Pula Film Festival 2025, Pula, Croatia - competition programme - Golden Arena for Best Lead Actress in Minority Co-production for Fereshteh Hosseini, Golden Arena for Best Supporting Actor in Minority Co-production to Nikola Ristanovski |