SAFE
PLACE
FEATURE FILM
SAFE PLACE
A traumatic event—a suicide attempt—creates a rift in the family’s everyday life. Their lives fundamentally change, as if they are waging a war invisible to everyone else. The film is reduced to the most acute, to a short time span and a clear situation that can be put in a nutshell: save the loved one. The source of the story is autobiographical, it is addressed in the film and highlighted by the fact that the author/director plays himself.
Date:
12.10.2022.
YEAR:
2022.DIRECTOR:
Juraj LerotićSCREENWRITER:
Juraj LerotićPRODUCER:
Miljenka ČogeljaRUNNING TIME:
104 min.WORLD PREMIERE:
75. Locarno film festival“Raw, authentic emotion and inventive lyricism combine in Juraj Lerotić’s sensitive, devastating reckoning with an acute mental health crisis in the family.”
The Film Verdict
“Safe Place, a film already not given to talking it easy on viewers emotions, the meek, honest delivery of a single word - “Sorry”- shatters the heart irreparably into a million small shards.”
Guy Lodge, Variety
“Juraj Lerotić consistently finds strong angles and compositions which render Safe Place a compelling visual experience.”
Neil Young, Screen Daily
DIRECTOR AND SCREENWRITER: Juraj Lerotić
MAIN ROLES: Juraj Lerotić, Snježana Sinovčić Šiškov, Goran Marković
PRODUCER: Miljenka Čogelja
CO-PRODUCERS: Zelena Zraka - Nevenka Sablić, Saša Ban, December - Lija Pogačnik, Vlado Bulajić
DIRECTOR OF PHOTOGRPHY: Marko Brdar Z.F.S.
EDITOR: Marko Ferković
SET DESIGNER: Jana Plećaš
COSTUME DESIGNER: Katarina Pilić
MAKE UP AND HAIR ARTIST: Matea Katunar
SOUND RECORDIST: Hrvoje Radnić
VIDEO POST PRODUCTION: Teleking
SOUND DESIGNER: Julij Zornik
ALSO STARRING
Branimir Rakić, Igor Samobor, Izudin Bajrović, Jasmin Mekić, Katarina Bistrović Darvaš, Ljiljana Bogojević, Biljana Torić, Damir Klemenić, Sunčana Zelenika Konjević, Darko Plovanić, Daria LorencI, Ivan Jončić, Marinko Prga, Denis Brižić, Peđa Gvozdić, Donat Zeko, Mirjana Ševo, Mario Knezović, Tanja Smoje, Jolanda Tudor, Mate Gulin, Neven Aljinović Tot, Vedran Žnidaršić, Ante Storić, Marko Višnjić, Ivana Bakarić, Blanka Bart, Ivan Pašalić, Ivan Baranović, Mijo Kevo
75th Locarno Film Festival, Switzerland, 2022.
28th Sarajevo Film Festival, BiH, 2022.
20th Zagreb Film Festival, Croatia, 2022.
Filmfestival Cottbus, Germany, 2022.
Ljubljana International Film Festival, Slovenia, 2022.
CINEAST, Luxembourg, 2022.
Warsaw Film Festival, Poland, 2022.
Thessaloniki International Film Festival, Greece, 2022.
Seville European Film Festival, Spain, 2022.
FAF Festival of Original Film, Serbia, 2022.
European Film Forum SCANORAMA, Lithuania, 2022
Cork Film Festival, Ireland, 2022
Cairo International Film Festival, Egypt, 2022
International Filmfestival Mannheim-Heidelberg, Germany, 2022
Panorama of European Cinema, Greece, 2022
AFI European Union Film Showcase, USA, 2022
World Film Festival of Bangkok, Thailand, 2022
Hainan Film Festival, China, 2022
International Film Festival of Kerala (IFFK, India, 2022
Chennai International Film Festival (CIFF) India, 2022
Trieste Film Festival, Italy, 2023
IFFR - Rotterdam International Film Festival, Netherlands, 2023
Europe! Europe, Australia, 2023
Santa Barbara International Film Festival, USA, 2023
Czech Center - Brussels (BOZAR), Belgium, 2023
Ostend Film Festival, Belgium, 2023
Potsdam University, Germany, 2023
Glasgow Film Festival, UK, 2023
Miami International Film Festival, USA, 2023
Tetouan Mediterranean Film Festival, Morocco, 2023
SIFF – Sofia International Film Festival, Bulgaria, 2023
Locarno in Los Angeles Film Festival, USA, 2023
New Directors / New Films, USA, 2023
Bengaluru International Film Festival (BIFFES), India, 2023
Chicago European Union Film Festival / Gene Siskel Film Center, USA, 2023
International Feautre, Canada, 2023
Istanbul Film Festival – IKSV, Turkey, 2023
Beijing International Film Festival, China, 2023
Crossing Europe – Filmfestival Linz, Austria, 2023
Indielisboa – International Independent Film Festival, Portugal, 2023
Barbican Center London, UK, 2023
Sporuts Film Festival (Studio/K), Netherlands, 2023
Berkshire International Film Festival, USA, 2023
Singapore Film Society, Singapore, 2023
Shanhai International Film Festival, China, 2023
Krafft International Film Festival, Slovenia, 2023
Curitiba International Festival (Olhar de Cinema), Brazil, 2023
Artfilmfest, Slovakia, 2023
Mediterranean Film Festival, Malta, 2023
Jerusalem Film Festival, Israel, 2023
Guanajuato International Film Festival, Mexico, 2023
Atlantida Film Festival, Spain, 2023
Cultural Center Budapest, Hungary, 2023
Oslo Pix, Norway, 2023
Cinemancia Colombian Film Festival, Colombia, 2023
Pula Film Festival, Croatia, 2023
Film Festival Herceg Novi Montenegro Film Festival, Montenegro, 2023
Dunav Film Fest, Croatia, 2023
Croatia Film Festival, Australia, 2023
Month of South European Films, Germany, 2023
Cinematik Film Festival, Slovakia, 2023
Samizdat Film Festival, UK, 2023
Eurasian Debut Film Festival, Russia, 2023
Mescalito Biopic Fest, Italy, 2023
Džada Film Festival, Montenegro, 2023
16th Leskovac International Film Festival – LIFFE, Serbia, 2023
Novi Sad Film Festival, Serbia, 2023
Slovenian Film Festival Portorož, Slovenia, 2023
9th International Film Festival, Gornji Milanovac, Serbia, 2023
International Film Festival A Message to a Man, Russia, 2023
14th Otranto Film Festival, Italy, 2023
Calgary European Film Festival, Canada, 2023
Taifas International Film Festival, Romania, 2023
Balkan Film Festival in Rome, Italy, 2023
75th Locarno Film Festival, Switzerland, 2022.
Best Emerging Director Award of the City and Region of Locarno
Pardo for Best Actor – Goran Marković
Best First Feature - Swatch First Feature Award
28th Sarajevo film festival, BiH, 2022.
Heart of Sarajevo for best film in the feature film category
Heart of Sarajevo for best male role to Juraj Lerotić
CICAE Award given by the International Confederation of Art Cinemas for best film in the feature film category
Cineuropa Prize awarded by the portal of the same name dedicated to European cinema and its creators
20th Zagreb Film Festival, Croatia, 2022.
Main program: Feature Films - Special Mention
32nd Filmfestival Cottbus, Germany, 2022.
Main Prize for the Best Feature Film
33rd Ljubljana International Film Festival, Slovenia, 2022.
Kingfisher Award for the Best Film od the Perspectives Section
Festival of Auteur Film, Serbia, 2022
Award for Best Director
35th Panorama of European Cinema, Greece, 2022
Fipresci Awards
Oktavijan Award for best feature film in 2022 (Croatian Film Critics' Association)
Trieste Film Festival, Italy, 2023
Special Mention
Oostende Film Festival, Belgium, 2023
Soon! Award - Best Film
Tetouan Mediterranean Film Festival, Morroco, 2023
Best Screenplay
Best Male Role - Juraj Lerotić
SIFF – Sofia International Film Festival, Bulgaria, 2023
Critics Award - Film Critics Guild Award
Beijing International Film Festival, China, 2023
Best Film in the "Forward Future" section
Best Actor - Juraj Lerotić
Crossing Europe – Filmfestival Linz, Austria, 2023
Audience Awards
Indielisboa – International Independent Film Festival, Portugal, 2023
Grand Prix for Best Film
Sporuts Film Festival (Studio/K), Netherlands, 2023
Debut Competiton - Jury Award
Shanghai International Film Festival, China, 2023
„Media Choice“ Awards
Curitiba International Festival (Olhar de Cinema), Brazil, 2023
Special Jury Price
Artfilmfest, Slovakia, 2023
"Modry anjel" award for the best male role - Juraj Lerotić
Mediterrane Film Festival, Malta, 2023
Best Director - Juraj Lerotić
Jerusalem Film Festival, Israel, 2023
Best First Feature Award
Atlantida Film Festival, Spain, 2023
Best Foreign Film
Cinemancia Colombian Film Festival, Colombia, 2023
Best Film Award
Pula Film Festival, Croatia, 2023
The Golden Arena for Best Director - Juraj Lerotić
The Golden Arena for Best Actor - Goran Marković
The Golden Arena for Best Cinematography - Marko Brdar
Filmski Festival Herceg Novi Montenegro Film Festival, Montenegro, 2023
Grand Prix - Big Golden Mimoza
Award for Best Director
Award for Best Actor - Goran Marković & Juraj Lerotić
Plaque "Zoran Živković" for the best film
Fedeora Award (Federation of Film Critics of Europe and the Mediterranean) for the best film
Dunav Film Fest, Croatia, 2023
Best Screenplay
Best Male Role - Juraj Lerotić
Mescalito Biopic Fest, Italy, 2023
Best Fiction Film For The Jury
Džada Film Festival, Montenegro, 2023
Best Debut Director
16th Leskovac International Film Festival – LIFFE, Serbia, 2023
Grand Prix ,,Živojin Žika Pavlović’' for best director
Best Male Role - Goran Marković
Novi Sad Film Festival, Serbia, 2023
Best director
Festival of Slovenian Film Portorož, Slovenia, 2023
Vesna Award for Best Photography: Marko Brdar
Vesna Award for Best Minority Slovenian Coproduction
9th International Film Festival, Gornji Milanovac, Serbia 2023
The best film of the festival in the "Films for you" category
14th Otranto Film Festival, Italy, 2023
Best Direction Award
Balkan Film Festival in Rome, Italy, 2023
Best Film
Best Actor - Goran Marković & Juraj Lerotić
Nominations:
European Film Awards in category "European Discovery" 2023
Goya in category "Best European Film" 2023
Večernjakova ruža for Best Male Role - Goran Marković
Annual "Vladimir Nazor" Award for film - Juraj Lerotić
City of Zagreb Award for highest merits and results in theoretical and practical work in promoting science, economy, education, culture, art, sport, health, social welfare and all other areas of social life in the city of Zagreb - Juraj Lerotić