Martina is a good immigrant. At least she's always done everything she can to be perceived as such in Germany. But then she meets the young Dunja during a short vacation at Lake Starnberg. Dunja is self-confident, non-conformist and, above all, she stands by her Yugoslavian and Balkan origins - unlike Martina. Suddenly, Martina is forced to confront a part of her identity that she has repressed all her life.
Cast Ružica Hajdari, Senita Huskić, Franziska Roth, Arne Kübler, Luis Lüps, Katharina Gschnell, Ann-Sophie Spindler & René Oltmanns
Director & Editor Boris Gavrilović
Screenwriters Boris Gavrilović, Laura Lybaschenko & Ecem Çalışır
Director of Photography & Color Grading Leander Hartung
Creative Producer Kirsten Wehr
Production Design Raphael Stauch
Costume Design Jana Köstler
Hair & Make-Up Kamill Lippa & Mai Strathmann
Sound Recording Stella Deborah Traub
Sound Design Matthias Kristen
A University for Television and Film Munich (HFF Munich) production
Filmfestivals, Prizes & Screenings
Clermont-Ferrand International Short Film Festival 2024 - Award for Outstanding Performance
Interfilm Berlin 2023 - Second Jury Prize & Audience Award
Brussels Short Film Festival 2024 - ESFAA Programme
Kortfilm Festivalen / Norwegian Short Film Festival 2024 - Official Competition
Vienna Shorts 2024 - Out of Competition Programme
Curtas Vila Do Conde 2024 - ESFAA Programme
Filmschoolfest Munich 2024 - German Competition
Norwich Film Festival 2024 - Nominated for Best Short Film
Sarajevo Youth Film Festival 2024 - Award for Best Short Film
Film School Festival Tetouan 2024 - Prize of the Jury
Alcine - Festival de Cine de Alcalá de Henares 2024 - ESFAA Programme
Landshut Short Film Festival 2024 - Official Competition
Sehsüchte International Student Film Festival 2024 - Official Competition
Cinemed Montpellier 2024 - Official Competition
Riga International Short Film Festival 2Annas 2024 - Official Competition
Psarokokalo Festival 2024 - Official Competition
Hvar Film Festival 2024 - Official Competition
21. Neisse Film Festival - Official Competition
50th International Filmfestival Würzburg - Official Competition
Shortynale 2024 - Official Competition
47. Grenzland Filmtage - Official Competition
Open-Air Filmfest Weiterstadt 2024 - Official Competition
Return Film & Art Festival 2024 - Official Competition
Clermont-Ferrand International Short Film Festival 2025 - ESFAA Programme
Tampere Short Film Festival 2025 - ESFAA Programme
Bolton International Film Festival 2025 - Nominated for Best Short Film
BuSho Short Film Festival 2025 - Award for Best Performance
Bolton International Film Festival 2025 - Official Competition
Passage d'Autore Festival 2025 - Official Competition
Clermont-Ferrand International Short Film Festival 2026 - Retrospective Programme
Director & Editor Boris Gavrilović
Screenwriters Boris Gavrilović, Laura Lybaschenko & Ecem Çalışır
Director of Photography & Color Grading Leander Hartung
Creative Producer Kirsten Wehr
Production Design Raphael Stauch
Costume Design Jana Köstler
Hair & Make-Up Kamill Lippa & Mai Strathmann
Sound Recording Stella Deborah Traub
Sound Design Matthias Kristen
A University for Television and Film Munich (HFF Munich) production
Filmfestivals, Prizes & Screenings
Clermont-Ferrand International Short Film Festival 2024 - Award for Outstanding Performance
Interfilm Berlin 2023 - Second Jury Prize & Audience Award
Brussels Short Film Festival 2024 - ESFAA Programme
Kortfilm Festivalen / Norwegian Short Film Festival 2024 - Official Competition
Vienna Shorts 2024 - Out of Competition Programme
Curtas Vila Do Conde 2024 - ESFAA Programme
Filmschoolfest Munich 2024 - German Competition
Norwich Film Festival 2024 - Nominated for Best Short Film
Sarajevo Youth Film Festival 2024 - Award for Best Short Film
Film School Festival Tetouan 2024 - Prize of the Jury
Alcine - Festival de Cine de Alcalá de Henares 2024 - ESFAA Programme
Landshut Short Film Festival 2024 - Official Competition
Sehsüchte International Student Film Festival 2024 - Official Competition
Cinemed Montpellier 2024 - Official Competition
Riga International Short Film Festival 2Annas 2024 - Official Competition
Psarokokalo Festival 2024 - Official Competition
Hvar Film Festival 2024 - Official Competition
21. Neisse Film Festival - Official Competition
50th International Filmfestival Würzburg - Official Competition
Shortynale 2024 - Official Competition
47. Grenzland Filmtage - Official Competition
Open-Air Filmfest Weiterstadt 2024 - Official Competition
Return Film & Art Festival 2024 - Official Competition
Clermont-Ferrand International Short Film Festival 2025 - ESFAA Programme
Tampere Short Film Festival 2025 - ESFAA Programme
Bolton International Film Festival 2025 - Nominated for Best Short Film
BuSho Short Film Festival 2025 - Award for Best Performance
Bolton International Film Festival 2025 - Official Competition
Passage d'Autore Festival 2025 - Official Competition
Clermont-Ferrand International Short Film Festival 2026 - Retrospective Programme