The house of Dita, in the hills of Skopje, North Macedonia, is a makeshift refuge for a motley crew of queer people. When her girlfriend falls terminally ill, the aloof Dita is forced to promise she will raise her partner’s two reluctant daughters. But to save this patchwork family, she must marry the nearest available man due to the country’s legal position on same-sex marriage and adoption. Visually gripping and powerfully acted, Housekeeping For Beginners is a chaotic and remarkably tender portrait of a found family and the powerful ties that bind those pushed to the margins of society.
About the film
Details
- Running time
- 1 hr. 47 min.
- Country, year
- Sweden, Poland, Serbia, Croatia, 2023
- Genre
- Drama
- Language
- Macedonian, Romanian, Albanian
- Subtitles
- Lithuanian, English
- Age rating
- N-16
Credits
- Director
- Goran Stolevski
- Screenplay
- Goran Stolevski
- Producers
- Blerta Basholli, Marija Dimitrova, Ankica Juric Tilic, Beata Rzezniczek, Klaudia Smieja, Milan Stojanovic
- Cinematography
- Naum Doksevski
- Music
- Alen Sinkauz, Nenad Sinkauz
- Cast
- Anamaria Marinca, Alina Serban, Samson Selim, Vladimir Tintor, Dzada Selim
- More information
- www.imdb.com
Festivals and awards
- Queer Lion award
Director
Goran Stolevski
Goran Stolevski had won the Rouben Mamoulian Award for the Best Director for You Deserve Everything, and participated in the prestigious Berlinale Talent Campus initiative. His feature debut You Won't Be Alone premiered at the Sundance Film Festival, where his short Would You Look at Her also won an award. Housekeeping for Beginners is his second feature film.
