NEXT TO YOU

COUNTRY: Serbia

YEAR/DURATION: 2022. • 115′

GENRE drama, thriller

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Synopsis

Ksenija works in a trashy local tabloid, using her secret source to break juicy stories about local celebrities. But as soon as her source first reveals himself as a person from her past, and is killed on the same day, her life and her career take an unexpected turn. Her tabloid is becoming more and more political, she is pressured to write positive articles about the government, Covid pandemic is wreaking havoc all around her, and the only person in her life who was her anchor and her family – her English grandmother Vera – tests positive for the virus. Now, Ksenija must choose between her increasingly political investigation and the connections she needs to save her grandmother’s life.

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About the director

Stevan Filipović (1981) is a Serbian film editor, director, and lecturer. His first feature Shaitan’s Warrior (2006) was screened at numerous festivals in Serbia and worldwide. His next film Skinning (2010), a political drama about extreme right-wing hooligans in Serbia, was the biggest domestic box office hit that year. His third film, Next to Me (2015) had the world premiere at 62nd Pula Film Festival, and won the Golden Arena for Best Film in the international programme. He worked as a Professor of Acting on Film (2012–2014) and Editing and Visual Effects (2014–2019) at the Academy of Arts, Belgrade. From 2020 he has a tenure at the Faculty of Dramatic Arts (FDU), Belgrade, at the department for Film Editing.

Screening

• • VALLI CINEMA – TUESDAY 18.7.2023.
    

    20:00

FREE ENTRANCE