MAVENA

MAVENA
Feature documentary film
55’
In 2011. after traveling to tsunami stricken areas in Japan, living with migrants in Paris and exploring Accursed Mountains in Albania, the protagonist is coming back to his hometown in Mon- tenegro, only to find out that his father has terminal illness. Four stories are filmed in Montenegro in eight-years period: Blood Feud and its repercussions; Sworn Virgin phenomena; love between a friend who overdosed and was left with severe brain damage and his sister who has been looking after him since; and witnessing the last days of his father due to terminal cancer. Through these stories and the people he connects with, the protagonist contemplates eternal questions: reality, truth, searching for home, memory and love.
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Basic information
Title in Serbian
MAVENA
Title in English
MAVENA
Premiere
04/02/2023 Beograd, DOK
Festivals and Awards
DOK #5 / Beograd, Srbija / 2023
Palić Film Festival / New European Documentary Film / Palić, Srbija / 2023
Technical specs
Color
KOLOR
Duration
55
Digital format
DCP, HD
Picture format
16:9
Number of frames per second
25
Picture format
1.78
Sound
DOLBY 5.1