Section: Spectrum

Cure - The Life of Another

Andrea Štaka

Switzerland, Croatia, Bosnien and Herzegovina, 2014, 83 Min

A reflection on two youngsters' exchange of identity, embedded in cobweb-like family structures, mortal fear, intrigue and subtle variations of cruelty and violence in the aftermath of the Balkan Wars.

Pascale Ramonda

In 1993 fourteen-year-old Linda returns to Dubrovnik together with her father. Her new friend Eta leads her to a forest overlooking the city. Progressively the girls become immersed in an obsessive, sexually-charged game of identity swap, which ultimately leads to Eta's deadly fall. Afterwards Linda returns to the city where she proceeds to take her friend's place. Quickly however, in a matriarchal world shaped by the loss of war, she appears in danger of having the rug pulled from under the feet, as Eta appears time and again, berating Linda for her misdeeds. WK

Filmformat
DCP | Farbe / colour

Drehbuch
Andrea Štaka, Thomas Imbach, Marie Kreutzer

Kamera
Martin Gschlacht

Ton
Predrag Doder Doca

Schnitt
Tom La Belle

Ausstattung
Su Erdt

Musik
Milica Paranosić, Peter Bräker

Darsteller
Sylvie Marinković, Lucia Radulović, Marija Škaričić, Mirjana Karanović, Leon Lučev

Produzent
Thomas Imbach, Andrea Štaka

Produktion
OKOFILM PRODUCTIONS GmbH

Co-Produktion
Deblokada, Živa Produkcija

Kontakt
Pascale Ramonda
91 rue de Ménilmontant
75020 Paris
France
Tel.: +33.6.62.01 3241
pascale@pascaleramonda.com
www.pascaleramonda.com

Andrea Štaka - born 1973 in Lucerne, Switzerland. She received her diploma at the Zurich University of the Arts. Her graduation film HOTEL BELGRAD and the documentary YUGODIVAS were awarded several times. Her feature film debut DAS FRÄULEIN was the recipient of the Golden Leopard at Locarno in 2006. In 2006, she founded Okofilm Productions.

Movies
RUZA (1995, short)
HOTEL BELGRAD (1998, short)
YUGODIVAS (2000, doc)
DAS FRÄULEIN (2006)

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