FEATURE FILM

BARBARIANS

Original title:

VARVARI
teenage drama / 2014 / 87'

BARBARIANS is a teenage drama, a portrait of a young generation growing up without opportunity and in a society of lost values.

Luka is a young man on the verge of adulthood who leads a group of local second league football supporters, with his best friend Flash. Troubled by his parole, family problems and a secret relationship with a girlfriend of one of the football players, Luka desperately tries to fit in.


Director:
Ivan Ikić
Cast: Željko Marković, Nenad Petrović ‘’Flash’’, Aleksandar Pitulić, Jasna Đuričić, Kagai Muriithi, Marina Vodeničar, Mirko Vlahović, Marija Rakić
Writers: Ivan Ikić
Producers: Milan Stojanović
Co-producers: Nina Redžepagić, Bojan Mastilović
Companies: Sense Production (Serbia), OR (Montenegro), Restart (Slovenia)


Support:

The Ministry of Culture and Information of the Republic of Serbia, Film Center Serbia

 

   


Festivals & awards:

Special Jury Mention – East of the West Competition, Karlovy Vary International Film Festival

Seyfi Teoman Award, European Film Festival Palić

Best Film Ex-aequo, Crossing Europe Linz

Best Debut Film, Sankt Petersburg International Festival of Debut Films

Cineuropa Award, Festival Cinema Mediterraneen de Bruxelles

Best Co-production, Festival of Slovenian Film

Best Actor (Željko Marković), Avvantura Film Festival Zadar

Best Actress (Jasna Đuričić), Montenegro Film Festival Gerceg Novi

Grand Prix Živojin Pavlović, LIFFE

Best Debut Film, FEST, Belgrade International Film Festival

Best Film, Innovation Award, International Film Festival Cinema City, Novi Sad

Best Art Direction, SOFEST

 


Reviews

The Hollywood Reporter, The Guardian, Cineuropa


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