A car is burning on the side of the road and a family is standing next to it, shocked by the calamity. However, this black humour comedy is about a wealthy Slovenian family who drive past a tragic accident and without even turning down an interview with Slavoj Žižek on the radio. When Julian, a son from his father's previous relationship, shows up at the door of their all-glass residence, he upsets the family's equilibrium and reveals the flaws, fears and dysfunctional relationships hidden underneath the facade of perfection. This Slovenian film, in competition for the first time at the Tribeca Film Festival, is a witty and apt satire, borrowing the premise of Pasolini's Teorema, and pointing the finger at the cynical existence of being superior to the other in today's society.
About the film
Details
- Running time
- 2 hr. 2 min.
- Country, year
- Slovenia, Italy, Croatia, Norway, Serbia, 2024
- Genre
- Comedy, Tragedy
- Language
- Slovenian, English, French
- Subtitles
- English, Lithuanian
- Age rating
- Pegi 13
Credits
- Director
- Sonja Prosenc
- Screenplay
- Sonja Prosenc
- Producers
- Rok Secen
- Music
- Primoz Hladnik
- Cast
- Marko Mandic, Aliocha Schneider, Katarina Stegnar
- More information
- www.imdb.com
Festivals and awards
Director
Sonja Prosenc
Slovenian director and screenwriter Sonja Prosenc's The Tree (2016) and History of Love (2020) both have been recognised at prestigious film festivals, were nominated for an Oscar in the Best Foreign Film category, while she was voted by Cineuropa as one of Europe's most talented female directors.
