BIGGER THAN TRAUMA
synopsis
Women whose families were killed in Croatian war for independence; who were tortured and raped but survived kept silent for 25 years. Despite all that and the fact that they still live in the vicinity to their abusers- former friends and schoolmates, these women are getting their power back. For 3 years the film follows 3 women connecting with their deepest truths during the strengthening program, but also in their homes, villages and cities where they live. Mary feels she doesn't deserve to be free; For Kate any change is very scary; Ana describes herself as a little lonely duckling that doesn't belong anywhere. Today, the discovery of who they could be without the trauma they're identified with, is changing their life and relations.
international title: | Bigger than Trauma |
original title: | Veće od Traume |
country: | Croatia |
year: | 2022 |
genre: | documentary |
directed by: | Vedrana Pribačić |
film run: | 90' |
screenplay: | Mirta Puhlovski, Vedrana Pribačić |
cinematography by: | Dario Hacek |
film editing: | Marta Broz |
production: | Metar60, Hrvatska radiotelevizija (HRT) |
backing: | HAVC Hrvatski audiovizualni centar/Croatian Audiovisual Centre |