Your Guardian

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Yugoslavia 1992; Freshly graduated Mina and her soon-to-be-recruited boyfriend plan to leave the country, but her family's expectations stand in the way.

Yugoslavia, 1992. Mina has just graduated and believes that she’s met all of her Father’s expectations. Igor, her soon-to-be-recruited boyfriend plans to run away to London, and she promises to come with him. The only thing left is to break the news to her patriotic Father, on the day of her family’s Saint Guardian celebration.

Drawn from a true story of their parents life and how they immigrated from Yugoslavia for better life, director Mimi Vlaovic weaves a story of cultural transgenerational patterns viewed from female perspective.

Vlaovic further says: 'I noticed that at a time of crisis, the urge to protect gets stronger. Especially in the Balkans, our parents, godfathers, siblings, potential and real partners, mentors - all think they know what’s best for you and want to be your guardians. The theme that I’m exploring is how do you embrace your inner guardian and let go of these lives other people have planned for you. I tried to feel the similarities and differences of me and my parents (whose experiences from the 90s inspired this script) deeply and merge our struggles of fighting for the right to listen to our inner voice in our own families.'

CREDITS

⭐️ Cast: Iva Ilincic @ivailincic Dragan Micanovic @draganmicanovic Petar Djurdjevic @petar_djurdjevic_ Sonja Kolacaric @sonjakolacaric Marija Babic @_babi_babii Nikola Malbasa @nikolamalbasa Vanja Zikic @vanja.zikic Ljubinka Klaric @ljubinkaklaric Srdjan Timarov @srdjantimarov
✍️Writer-Director: Mimi Vlaovic @mimivlaovic
🎥DoP: Igor Sunter@sunterigor
📊Producers: Balša Đogo
Tamara Savkovic @ara_mat
Aleksandar Protic @approta
Anastasia Savinova @stacey_smiles
🎨Production designer: Lana Skundric @lanaskundric
👗Costume stylist: Beka Zecevic @bekazecevic
🎙Sound: Vladimir Jankovic Slonce @vjslonce
💄Make up: Tijana Draguljevic @_cjoti_
🎞Editor: Stevan Maric @stevan_maric
🖊️Script doctor: Jelena Paligoric Sinkevic @sinkevicjelena
Poster design: Andrea Banfi
1st AC: Ivan Okanovic and Uros Stepic

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