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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:
YEAR:
2022.
DIRECTOR:
Juraj Lerotić
SCREENWRITER:
Juraj Lerotić
PRODUCER:
Miljenka Čogelja
RUNNING 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

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