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
Category
Premiere
04/02/2023 Beograd, DOK
Production
Production company
Producer
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