CROATIAN MINORITY COPRODUCTIONS
THE HAPPIEST MAN IN THE WORLD
DIRECTOR: Teona Strugar Mitevska
COUNTRY: North Macedonia, Belgium, Denmark, Slovenia, Croatia, Bosnia and Herzegovina
YEAR/DURATION: 2022. • 95′
GENRE: dramedy
Info
- SCREENPLAY: Elma Tataragić i Teona Strugar Mitevska
- PHOTOGRAPHY: Virginie Saint Martin
- EDITOR: Per K. Kirkegaard
- PRODUCTION DESIGN: Vuk Mitevski
- COSTUME DESIGN: Monika Lorber
- SOUND: Ingrid Simon
- MAKE UP: Mojca Gorogranc Petrushevska
- LEAD ACTRESS: Jelena Kordić Kuret
- LEAD ACTOR: Adnan Omerović
- SUPPORTING ACTRESSES: Labina Mitevska, Ana Kostovska, Ksenija Marinković, Irma Alimanović, Vedrana Božinović, Mona Muratović, Nikolina Kujača
- SUPPORTING ACTORS: Izudin Bajrović, Siniša Vidović, Kemal Rizvanović
- PRODUCER: Labina Mitevska
- PRODUCTION COMPANY: Sisters and Brother Mitevski (North Macedonia)
- CO-PRODUCED BY: Entre chien et loupe (Belgija), Frau Film (Danska), Vertigo (Slovenija) Terminal 3 (Hrvatska), SCCA/pro.ba (Bosna i Hercegovina)
- CO-PRODUCERS: Sébastien Delloye, Maria Møller Christoffersen, Danijel Hočevar, Vanja Sremac, Amra Bakšić Čamo, Adis Đapo
- DISTRIBUTION: Kino Mediteran
- SALES AGENT: Pyramide International
Synopsis
Asja, a 40-year-old single woman, lives in Sarajevo. In order to meet new people, she ends up spending her Saturday in a speed dating event. She’s matched with Zoran, a 43-year-old banker. However, Zoran is not looking for love but forgiveness.
Festivals and awards
Venice Film Festival 2022 ― Orizzonti competition
Toronto Film Festival ― Contemporary World Cinema
Trailer
About the director
Teona Strugar Mitevska (1974) studied at MFA programme in film at the Tisch School of Arts, New York University. She made her debut with Veta in 2001, and later directed the films How I Killed a Saint (2004), I am From Titov Veles (2007), The Woman Who Brushed Off Her Tears (2012), Teresa and I (2013), When The Day Had No Name (2017) and God Exists, Her Name is Petruyna, which had its premiere in the official competition at Berlin International Film Festival in 2019, where it was awarded the Ecumenical Jury prize, as well as the German Guild Film prize.
Screening
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- INK – FRIDAY 21.07.2023.
11:00
- INK – FRIDAY 21.07.2023.
FREE ENTRANCE
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- KINO VALLI – FRIDAY 21.07.2023.
22:15
- KINO VALLI – FRIDAY 21.07.2023.
FREE ENTRANCE
