EXCLUSIVE: Trailer for Filip Peruzović’s Warsaw title Good Children
- The debut feature revolves around two middle-aged siblings who have to confront one another, and adulthood, after their mother’s death
Good Children [+see also:
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The protagonists of the feature are two siblings, Nikola (played by Filip Šovagović) and Saša (Nina Violić), who reunite in their childhood home after their mother’s funeral. They only have three days to clean the house, since Saša has to go back to Canada, where she lives. Nikola has a hard time separating from their mother’s possessions, which bear burdensome memories, and this frustrates his sister. Nevertheless, the two bond over the games they played in their childhood as well as alcohol, but unspoken and unresolved problems still linger in the air.
Along with Violić and Šovagović, Vinko Kraljević also appears in the film. The script was co-written by Peruzović and Nikolina Bogdanović, who also served as the costume designer. The movie was shot by Tomislav Sutlar and edited by Iva Ivan. Dino Topolnjak handled the production design and Ivan Zelić the sound design.
Peruzović stated that the film was realised in an atmosphere that was both professional and family-like. “It enabled us to tell the story of these two ‘middle-aged children’ with lots of love and no compromises, and the audience will evaluate whether they are good or bad,” he said. “Therefore, I am especially glad that such a big festival has recognised our story.”
Good Children is a Croatian-French co-production. It was produced by Tena Gojić for Dinaridi Film and co-produced by Kevin Bily for Rikki, while Ivan Glebov served as the executive producer. It was supported by the Croatian Audiovisual Centre and Croatian Radio-Television.
Check out our exclusive trailer below:
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