FILMANAK 2015

Thu 22.10.2015 | 20:00 | OmdU
Stuttgart, Innenstadtkinos EM4
Bolzstr. 4

Monument to Michael Jackson

(orig. Spomenik Majklu Džeksonu)
Director: Darko Lungulov

Original version with German subtitles

Serbia, 2009: trying to save his dying hometown, the daydreamer and optimist Marko decides to build a monument to Michael Jackson. His unusual idea attracts devoted supporters as well as menacing opponents. When Marko announces that the King of Pop himself will come to the unveiling, the situation comes to a dramatic head…

Fri 23.10.2015 | 20:00 | OmeU
Stuttgart, Innenstadtkinos EM4
Bolzstr. 4

See You in Montevideo

(orig. Montevideo, vidimo se)
Director: Dragan Bjelogrlić

Original version with English subtitles

The second part of “Montevideo, Taste of a Dream” depicts the 20-day journey of the Yugoslav national team across the Atlantic to the first FIFA World Cup in Montevideo, Uruguay, in 1930. The film shows what happened after the team arrived in Montevideo, the matches played there, and the challenges they faced – of a completely different nature from those the footballers had known in Belgrade.

Guest: Director Dragan Bjelogrlić – one of the best-known Serbian actors, as well as a screenwriter and film producer – for a panel discussion after the film.

Sat 24.10.2015 | 19:00 | OmeU
Kommunales Kino Esslingen
Maille 4-9

The Disobedient

(orig. Neposlušni)
Director: Mina Đukić

Original version with English subtitles

As children, Leni and Lazar were best friends. Years later, after a long stay abroad, Lazar returns home for his father’s funeral. Leni longs to reconnect with her childhood soulmate but has to accept that the stubborn thorn of years of estrangement cannot be removed so easily. After their meeting, they spontaneously decide to set off on a bicycle trip – either to revive their relationship or to end it. THE DISOBEDIENT is conceived as a road movie, but the real journey happens as they try to rebuild their relationship while running away from growing up and from the expectations of those around them.

Guest: Director Mina Đukić, who played a leading role in an “Occupy Cinema” action to take over the once legendary, abandoned Belgrade city-centre cinema ZVEZDA and bring it back to life.

Aladdin and the Magic Bin

Žikica Jovanović

Every morning for 20 years, Aladdin has been cleaning his city. With the help of his broom and his bin, which have almost magical powers, he disposes of the rubbish and never tires of it. The documentary aims to raise environmental awareness.

Emergency Exit

Vladimir Tagić

Mr Stojanović’s first-aid kit is stolen. Petar smokes at the window of his rented flat. Mr Ivanović has a hearing problem. Luka and Marko argue after a football match. Mr Filipović is sent by his wife to buy groceries … At first glance these events seem unrelated, but they are cogs in the absurd machinery of everyday life and are all connected after all.

Street Scale

Jovana Filipović

A gripping documentary about the street musicians of Belgrade.

Bait & Hook

Luka Popadić

A state-owned company is being privatised and cost-cutting is under way. Hard times are coming for two fishing friends – things look bad both for their jobs and for their friendship. But then there is a surprising turn.

Politically Correct

Dejan Simonović | original language German

A satirical short film about a Muslim, a table of regulars full of prejudice, and a desperate mother trying to raise her daughter to be politically correct.

Summer School

Nataša Janković & Marija Đoković

After failing her physics exam, Asja has to spend the summer at home in Belgrade. She decides to attend a free riding school. There she discovers a new world in which she learns to accept herself. True love takes its course.

If Sheep Were Pink

Đurđija Radivojević

Marko is the only child in the village. He is lonely, bored and focused on adults. That changes when he meets Lacho, Bieber and Shotka.

With Many Things to Come

Jelena Gavrilović

Jovana has recently moved out of her parents’ home. One summer day she comes to visit her family. She finds her mother depressed and takes her out for a beer.

Nine Days

Strahinja Savić

A teenager looks after his grandmother while his mother is travelling. The two don’t get along, but somehow have to put up with each other for nine days.

Tomorrow

Maja Todorović

A young woman is torn between her traditional family, a relationship with a married man, and loneliness.

Cartoon

Dušan Babić

A painter, obsessed with an imaginary girl, tries to visualise her face by drawing an endless series of portraits. He finally succeeds, and his drawing briefly comes to life.

Sat 16.05.2015
Stuttgart-Esslingen

Open Cage

(orig. Otvoreni kavez)
Director: Siniša Galić

Drama, 2015 | Running time: 68 min.
German-Serbian co-production

Anna, a young photojournalist from Berlin, travels to Serbia for a photo documentary about refugees. In Belgrade, through the taxi driver Dzeki, she meets the reserved young woman Maja. A story about hidden intentions and the wish for a new beginning.

Guest: including Leni Wesselman (lead role, Anna)

In cooperation with Nema Love Film Berlin and ETM