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Serbian premiere of "Uncle" with Miki Manojlović at the 29th European Film Festival Palić

13.07.2022.

The Croatian-Serbian film "Uncle", with the famous Serbian actor Predrag Miki Manojlović in main role, will have Serbian premiere at the 29th European Film Festival Palić, on July 21 at 7 pm at the Abazija Cinema in Palić. The film will be shown in the competition programme "Parallels and Encounters".

"Uncle" had its world premiere this month at the 56th International Film Festival in Karlovy Vary, where it won the Special Award assigned by the jury of the new competition program "Proxima". As the members of the jury pointed out in their explanation, the film is a "disturbing debut that balances on the edge of grotesque and thriller".

The plot of the film begins in Yugoslavia in the late eighties, when a beloved uncle returns from Germany to his family for the holidays. "They are enjoying Christmas lunch together until the moment when the smartphone starts ringing - it becomes clear to them that it's not the 1980s, and it's not even Christmas," concludes the description of the plot.

The film's directors and screenwriters are Andrija Mardešić and David Kapac, and the main roles are played by Ivana Roščić, Goran Bogdan and Roko Sikavica alongside with Miki Manojlović. The director of photography is Miloš Jaćimović, a Serbian cinematographer known for his contribution to the award-winning Serbian films "Tilva Rosh" and "Oasis".

The producers of the film are Ivan Kelava and Tomislav Vujić ("Eclectica", Croatia), and the co-producer is Milan Stojanović ("Sense Production", Serbia).

This year's Festival’s edition, organized by the Open University Subotica, takes place in several locations, including the unique Summer Stage in Palić, as well as the Eurocinema, Abazija and Lifka cinemas. During the pre-festival program and the central part of the manifestation, more than 130 films from all over Europe will be presented to the audience, in 15 different sections and program units. Most films will have their Serbian and regional premiere here in Palić. In addition to the rich film program, the audience will be able to enjoy numerous dynamic accompanying contents - concerts, exhibitions, promotions, workshops and master classes.

European Film Festival Palić was supported by Serbian Ministry of Culture, Provincial Secretariat for Culture, Public Information and Relations with Religious Communities, City of Subotica, European Union through the Creative Europe MEDIA program, as well as numerous partners and media partners.

Gorki List has been a sponsor-friend of European Film Festival Palić for more than 20 years, as an indispensable part of our artistic scenography, but also a partner that encourages the engagement of the audience to explore the experiences of the presented film productions through the Gorki List Audience Award. This year, the traditional cooperation will be extended to the musical part of the Festival programme.