production company Filmska kuća Baš Čelik
producer Jelena Mitrović
co-production companies Neue Mediopolis (Germany), La Cinefacture (France), Vertigo (Slovenia), Propeler Film (Croatia)
co-producers Alexander Ris, Emilie Georges, Danijel Hočevar, Boris T. Matić
director Srdan Golubović
written by Srđan Koljević, Melina Pota Koljević
cast Aleksandar Berček, Leon Lučev, Nebojša Glogovac, Nikola Rakočević, Hristina Popović, Boris Isaković, Vuk Kostić
director of photography Aleksandar Ilić
editor Marko Glušac
art director Goran Joksimović
costume designer Ljiljana Petrović
composer Mario Schneider
sound Julij Zornik
make-up Frederique Ney, Marinela Spasenović
special effects Emmanuel Pitois
SUMMARY: In Belgrade, Nebojša, having witnessed an incident in which his best friend lost his life in Trebinje, during the war in Bosnia and Herzegovina, overcomes a guilty conscious confronting the murderer. In Germany, Haris, who owes his life to a hero who sacrificed himself for him, repays his debt by risking everything and helping a woman in trouble, his ex-girlfriend. In Trebinje, meeting with the father of the diseased man, the son of one of the murderers opens up the path for overcoming the tragic past. Is a heroic act a futile sacrifice or it, just like a stone dropped in the water, produces circles that spread through time and space, prompting us to do new good deeds?
DIRECTOR: Srdan Golubović (Belgrade, Serbia, 1972) holds a degree in Directing from the Faculty of Dramatic Arts in Belgrade, where he currently teaches. At first he shot short films and in 1995 he directed the episode Herc Minuta in the omnibus Package Holiday. He is one of the founders of the film company Baš Čelik, within which he makes music and promotional videos. In 2001 he made his full-length debut Absolute Hundred, presented at more than thirty national and international festivals (San Sebastian, Toronto, etc.), winning 29 awards. This was followed by the almost equally successful film The Trap (2006) which, just like Circles, premiered at Berlin.
Dates:
Thursday, 25. July in 23:00, Arena
