SYNOPSIS
A small town in Serbia. Nikola, day laborer and father of two, is ordered to give up his children to social services after poverty and hunger drive his wife to commit a desperate act. Until he can provide adequate conditions for their upbringing, the children will be placed in foster care. Despite Nikola's best efforts and several appeals, the head of the social services centre refuses to return his children and his situation seems hopeless. But when Nikola discovers the local administration may be corrupt, he decides to travel across Serbia on foot and take his case directly to the national ministry in Belgrade. Against all odds and driven by love and despair, this father refuses to give up on justice and his right to raise his children.
Awards
Prize of the Ecumenical Jury, Panorama Audience Award | Berlinale, Germany, 2020
FEDEORA Jury Award – Best Film, Best Actor, Stella Artois Prize | FEST IFF, Belgrade, Serbia, 2020
CAST & CREW
Srdan Golubović
Director
Producer(s)
Jelena Mitrović, Čedomir Kolar, Alexander Ris, Marc Baschet, Danis Tanović, Boris T. Matić, Lana Matić, Danijel Hočevar, Amra Bakšić Čamo, Adis Djapo
Script
Srdan Golubović, Ognjen Sviličić
Director of Photography
Aleksandar Ilić
Production designer
Goran Joksimović, Predrag Petrović
Music by
Mario Schneider
Sound
Erik Mischijew, Corinna Fleig, Bruno Tarrière
Edit
Petar Marković
Cast
Goran Bogdan, Boris Isaković, Nada Šargin, Milica Janevski, Muharem Hamzić, Ajla Šantić, Vahid Džanković, Jovo Maksić, Milan Marić, Nikola Rakočević
Production company(ies)
Film House Bas Celik, Asap Films, Neue Mediopolis Filmproduktion, Vertigo, Propeler Film, SCCA
Srdan Golubović
Born 1972, in Belgrade, Serbia. Golubović studied Film Directing in the Department of Dramatic Arts at the University of Arts, Belgrade. His first feature film, Absolute Hundred, participated in the main sections of over 30 international film festivals (San Sebastian, Toronto, Thessaloniki, Cottbus, Rotterdam, Pusan, etc) and won 10 international and 19 local awards. His second feature film, The Trap, had its world premiere in 2007 in Berlin (Forum) and has won over 20 international awards. It was shortlisted for The Oscar for the Best Foreign Film. Circles participated at L’Atelier for the 2011 Cannes IFF and won the International Relations Arte Prize. He currently teaches Film Directing at the Department of Dramatic Arts at the University of Arts, Belgrade.
Filmography
Absolute Hundred (2001), The Trap (2007), Circles (2013), Father (2020)
