Synopsis:

A Chilean woman Teresa comes into a firmly stuctured and isolated mountain community of Croatian shepherds in the early 20th century, claming to be the widow of ther emigre brother. Her arrival heavily changes the dynamics between the members of the community and brings unrest but also inspiration for other women.

Crew
Screenwriter: Hana Jušić
Producer: Ankica Jurić Tilić
Co-producers: Ada Solomon and Diana Caravia, Ines Vasiljević and Stefano Sardo, Yorgos Tsourgiannis, Didar Domehri, Aleš Pavlin and Andrej Štritof
DoP: Jana Plećaš
Editor: Jan Klemsche
Sound Designer: Marius Leftarache
Composer: Stavros Evangelou
Production Designer: Laura Boni
Costume Designer: Katarina Pilić
Make-Up Artist: Mojca Gorogranc Petrushevska

Cast
Manuela Martelli: Teresa
Ana Marija Veselčić: Milena
Filip Đurić: Ilija
Mauro Ercegović Gracin: Nikola
Nikša Butijer: Stanko
Tina Orlandini: Đuka
Bogdan Farcas: Marko
Ivan Skoko: Krste
Vinko Kraljević: Mijat

Produced by: Kinorama (HR)
Co-produced by: Nightswim (IT), MicroFILM (RO), Horsefly Films (GR), Maneki Films (FR), Perfo Productions (SI), ERT S.A. (GR)
World Sales: New Europe Film Sales

- project developed within the workshop TFL ScriptLab and Cinefodation of Cannes FF
- development supported by the Croatian Audiovisual Centre and Re-Act
- production supported by the Croatian Audiovisual Centre, Eurimages, Italian Ministry of Culture (MIC), Romanian Film Center CNC, Hellenic Film & Audiovisual Center - Cretive Greece - Co-production Window, European Union - NextGenerationEU, ERT S.A., Filming in Croatia, Aide aux cinemas du monde - Centre national du cinema et de l'immage animee - Institut francais, Slovenian Film Centre, Viba film, HRT

Awards

Locarno Film Festival 2025, Locarno, Switzerland - program Concorso Internazionale - Pardo for Best Performance to Manuela Martelli and Ana Marija Veselčić
Sarajevo Film Festival 2025, Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina - official competiton - Special Award for Promoting Gender Equality

Festivali

Locarno Film Festival 2025, Locarno, Switzerland - programme Concorso Internazionale - Pardo for Best Performance to Manuela Martelli and Ana Marija Veselčić
Sarajevo Film Festival 2025, Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina - official competiton - Special Award for Promoting Gender Equality
Busan International Film Festival 2025, Busan, South Korea - programme World Cinema
Bucharest International Film Festival 2025, Bucharest, Romania - Competition
Vancouver Film Festival 2025, Vancouver, Canada - Programme Vanguard