MONTENEGRO, SERBIA

Direction: Ivan Marinovic
Screenplay: Ivan Marinovic
Cinematography: Dorde Arambašic
Editing: Ivan Vasic
Set design: Irena Marjanov
Music: Toni Kitanovski
Costumes: Magdalena Klašnja
Cast: Nikola Ristanovski, Leon Lucev, Bogdan Diklic, Jelisaveta Seka Sablic, Ljubomir Bandovic
Producer: Ivan Marinovic in association with Vladimir Vasiljevic
Production: Adriatic Western in association with EED productions
World Sales: Soul Food

SYINOPSIS
Father Peter is afraid that universe is indifferent. God no longer intervenes. His wife has abandoned him. His son only rebels against him. And his mother seldom recognizes him thanks to Alzheimer. All Peter wants is a moment of peace but he becomes an obstacle to a large property sale in his seaside parish. And the group of colorful, but also vengeful villagers decides to chase him away. No peace here for Father Peter. They stir up the rest of the superstitious village making them believe that Peter is the cause of all troubles on the peninsula. Their war escalates on a funeral of a supposed witch that they turn into surreal mayhem.

IVAN MARINOVIC

IL REGISTA: Born in 1984 in Kotor, Montenegro. He graduated FAMU film and television academy in Prague (MgA degree in film directing) in 2011. He shot several short films, as well as a noted documentary Praise the sea, stick to the shore. He was a co-writer and directing assistant on Ivo Trajkov’s feature film 90 minutes – The Berlin project which was selected for Cameraimage in Poland, and Manaki Brothers in Bitola. The Black Pin is his first full-length feature as writer/director. It won multiple awards for screenplay (Jerusalem film lab 2014, Cinelink Sarajevo film festival).

AWARDS AND FESTIVALS
2016 Sarajevo IFF – Competition
2016 Bosphorus FF – International Competition: Best Actor
2016 Mojkovacka Filmska Jesen: Best Supporting Actress, Audience Award
2017 Uruguay IFF – Concorso Competition: Special Jury Mention
2017 BaNeFF, Stockholm – Concorso Competition: Best Production Design
2017 Otranto Film Found Festival – Competition: Silver Lighthouse