Croatian director Zvonimir Jurić, whose previous films include the Pula-winning The Blacks and the Toronto-selected The Reaper, talks about his new Sarajevo Competition feature Small Things, starring Marija Škaričić, Izudin Bajrović, Ivana Roščić and Juraj Lerotić.

An intimate drama set over one winter weekend on a Croatian island, Small Things unfolds in a run-down family home, where the planned sale of the family land brings old tensions to the surface, compounded by each character’s own troubles. Physical and emotional isolation shape this chamber piece, revealing the fragile communication between family members, alongside a deep sense of loyalty and connection that persists between them.