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  • Janez Burger
  • Slovenia, Italy, Croatia, North Macedonia
  • 2023
  • 82'
  • Opazovanje

– OUT OF COMPETITION –

Lara, an empathetic emergency medicine resident, helps bring a young man to the hospital after a brutal beating that was broadcast live on Facebook. Although he is in a coma, Lara starts to receive videos clips from his Facebook profile showing unidentified people watching the beating. She reports this to a detective who starts an investigation. The observers from the videos will turn into a nightmare in her own life, as Lara soon realises she too is an accomplice in this horrible event.

Janez Burger

Janez Burger (1965) is a Slovenian film director, screenwriter and producer. He studied at the renowned FAMU in Prague. His feature debut, the award-winning Idle Running (1999), broke viewership records in Slovenian cinemas. In 2003, together with director Jan Cvitkovič, he founded the independent film production company Staragara.

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Director
Janez Burger
Screenplay
Srđan Koljević, Janez Burger
Cast
Diana Kolenc, Vladimir Vlaškalić, Benjamin Krnetić, Jure Henigman, Nataša Keser
DOP
Marko Brdar
Editing
Miloš Kalusek
Producer
Miha Černec, Nina Robnik, Jožko Rutar
Production
Staragara, Propeler Film, Kaval Film, Transmedia Production, RTV Slovenija
Festivals & Awards
Tallinn Black Nights Film Festival; Festival of Slovenian Film – Vesna Award for Best Actress in a Leading Role

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