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Serbian film "Impure Blood - Sin of Ancestors" world premiere at the Palić European Film Festival

30.06.2021.

Film "Impure Blood - Sin of Ancestors" directed by Milutin Petrović will have its world premiere on July 22 this year on the Summer Stage at the Palić European Film Festival, held from 17 to 23 July this year. This work is apart the Official Selection – the main competition program of the Festival, and will compete for the Golden Tower for the best film, the Palić Tower for the best director, as well as the Special Jury Award.

About the upcoming premiere of his film Director Milutin Petrović said: "Palić, and this wonderful open-air cinema, under the stars, is an ideal place for someone to see your film." The most important thing for us is that the film goes to cinema distribution at the end of August and in September, and that many people will see it. "Impure Blood - Sin of the Ancestors" is a kind of film you want to watch many times. The Palić Film Festival is a wonderful opportunity for the festival audience to watch the film before it goes to distribution so that people can watch the film in cinemas, "Besides that, Palić is an international festival and practically all the professional audience of the region is present at it.”With this film, Milutin Petrović comes back to the Palić European Film Festival after 2015 and the screening of his "Loop".

The film follows the story of Hadži Trifun, a prominent Serbian merchant, who tries to keep the peace with the Turkish authorities, but also maintains his reputation and influence in Vranje, an important Turkish town near the border with liberated Serbia. While Trifun is preparing his two sons to succeed him as leaders of the Serbian people, he is suffering not only from the powerful Turkish bey, but also from his family. Trifun makes difficult decisions that will later affect his descendants, the heroes of the novel "Impure Blood".

The roles are played by Dragan Bjelogrlić, Anđela Jovanović, Katarina Radivojević, Feđa Štukan, Tim Sejfi, Nela Mihailović, Marko Grabež, Aleksandar Ristovski, Nedim Nezirović, Dejan Bucin, Teodora Dragićević, MIlica Gojković and Vaja Dujović. The film was written by Vojislav Nanović and adapted by Milena Marković. Milenko Jeremić was in charge of the scenography, who with his team built a replica of the 19th century Vranje for this purpose, while the magnificent costumes of the time were created by the costume designer Marina Medenica. The film was produced by This and That Productions.

According to Snežana van Hauwelingen, director of This and that Productions, the film "Impure Blood - Sin of Ancestors" will start its festival life in Serbia and the region with its world premiere at the Palić European Film Festival, and the Belgrade premiere is scheduled for August 24 at Kombank Hall: "I am glad that festivals and cinemas are back to their normal course, and we are looking forward to the premiere of our film at the Palić Festival. The film "Impure Blood - Sin of Ancestors" is a historical drama based on the works of Bora Stanković, masterfully written by the famous Vojislav Nanović. The whole team had a great responsibility, but also a challenge to realize this film, and we hope for good reactions from both the professionals and the audience in Palić, Belgrade and Serbia.

This year, the twenty-eighth edition of the Palić European Film Festival will be held in the traditional festival term, from 17 to 23 July in Palić and Subotica, organized by the Open University Subotica. This year, the festival is being held at several locations, including the unique Summer Stage in Palić, as well as the Eurocinema, Abazija and Lifka cinema theaters.

During the pre-festival program and the central part of the event, the audience will be presented with more than 130 films from all over the Europe, in 15 different sections and program units. Many of the films will have their Serbian and regional premiere here in Palić. In addition to a rich film program, the audience will be able to enjoy numerous dynamic accompanying contents - concerts, exhibitions, promotions, workshops and master classes.