SHOOTING BLANKS
by Žiga Virc
synopsis
When German supermarket chain decides to demolish a monument to a partisan hero to build a shopping mall, the hero’s son France declares war on the Jerry enemy and stages a spectacular reception for its representative – who is Greek. In the midst of this game of partisans vs. the occupier, France’s daughter Vida and her husband Toni are trying to conceive a baby when a shocking family secret is revealed. A black comedy about a family fighting an external enemy and ending up at war with itself.
| international title: | Shooting Blanks |
| original title: | Poslednji heroj |
| working title: | The Last Hero |
| country: | Slovenia, Croatia, Greece, Italy |
| year: | 2023 |
| genre: | fiction |
| directed by: | Žiga Virc |
| film run: | 82' |
| release date: | GR 25/04/2024 |
| screenplay: | Žiga Virc |
| cast: | Primoz Pirnat, Eva Jesenovec, Bine Matoh, Jurij Drevenšek, Angeliki Papoulia |
| cinematography by: | Fabris Šulin |
| film editing: | Vladimir Gojun |
| art director: | Gregor Nartnik |
| costumes designer: | Tina Hribernik |
| producer: | Boštjan Virc, Minos Nikolakakis, Siniša Juričić |
| production: | Studio Virc, Nukleus Film, Asphalt, Levante Film, RTV Slovenija |






















