IVAN
by Janez Burger
synopsis
A story about awakening the true identity of a woman in a world tailor-made for men. Mara gives birth to the illegitimate boy Ivan, whose father Rok is a businessman she loves obsessively. When Rok is accused of white-collar crime, his friends abandon him. Mara feels the consequences as well. She gets beaten up by Rok's cronies and ends up in a safe house. Rok takes her and Ivan away, and she is convinced her dreams have come true. However, Rok uses them only to get to the money he keeps in a safe. On the run from the police, he forces Mara to make the worst sacrifice imaginable – leave her baby...
international title: | Ivan |
original title: | Ivan |
country: | Slovenia, Croatia |
year: | 2017 |
genre: | fiction |
directed by: | Janez Burger |
screenplay: | Janez Burger, Aleš Čar, Melina Pota Koljevic, Srdjan Koljevic |
cast: | Maruša Majer, Matjaz Tribuson, Natasa Barbara Gracner, Polona Juh, Branko Brane Šturbej, Leon Lučev, Mojca Funkl, Mateja Pucko |
cinematography by: | Marko Brdar |
film editing: | Miloš Kalusek |
art director: | Vasja Kokelj |
costumes designer: | Ana Savić-Gecan |
music: | Damir Avdic |
producer: | Miha Černec |
co-producer: | Boris T. Matić |
production: | Staragara Productions, RTV Slovenija, Tramal Films, Propeler Film |
backing: | HAVC / Hrvatski audiovizualni centar, Eurimages, Slovenski filmski center, Javna agencija RS |