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 Sulin |
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 |