kino mediteran distribution | theatrical exhibition | mediterranean film festival split

kino mediteran is regional distributor of films for the territory of Former Yugoslavia, and theatrical exhibitor with a network of over 25 cinemas in Croatian coastal towns. The distribution is aimed mostly at European inde-pendent films. Mediterranean Film Festival Split is also organized annually in June, with competition programme focused on features and shorts from Mediterranean cou-ntries and Croatia.

contact: Ivana JadrićHead of Sales & Acquisitionsprogram@fmfs.hr

kino mediteran

distribution | theatrical exhibition | mediterranean film festival split

kino mediteran je regionalni distributer filmova za teritorij bivše Jugoslavije i kino prikazivač sa mrežom od 25 kina u hrvatskim obalnim mjestima i gradovima. Distribucija je usmjerena najvećim dijelom na europski ne-zavisni film. Festival mediteranskog filma Split se također organizira svake godine u lipnju, a natjecateljski program Festivala usmjeren je na dugometražni i kratkometražni program mediteranskih zemalja i Hrvatske.

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Tolga Karaçelik’s Butterflies won the Grand Jury Prize at Sundance Film Festival and was presented at Rotterdam International Film Festival as part of

Voices programme. This extraordinary combination of comedy and drama with excellent directing and

actors will keep you interested till the very end.

Cemal, Kenan, and Suzi are siblings who have grown apart since leaving Hasanlar, the tiny village where they grew up, and going their separate ways. When an unexpected call fromtheir estranged father demands they return to the village immediately, Cemal, the eldest, is tasked with reuniting the family and convincing his brother and sister to take a road tripback to the places and memories they have been working so hard to forget. As they try to piece their dysfunctional family back together and confront their shared past, they’ll have to-contend with each other’s peculiarities and get to know one another all over again, even as the strangest elements of all await them in the village.

Otkad su braća Cemal i Kenan i sestra Suzi odselili iz malog turskog sela u kojem su odrasli, udaljili su se i gotovo uopće ne komuniciraju. To se mijenja kada najstariji Cemal dobije neočekivani telefonski poziv od oca, nakon niza godina bez kontakta, sa neobičnim zahtjevom da se svi troje odmah vrate u selo. Cemal si uzima za zadaću okupiti brata i sestru i uputiti se na putovanje po nalogu oca, te unatoč prvotnim otporima brata Kenana kreću na put. Pokušavajući ponovno povezati komadiće disfunkcionalne obitelji i suočiti se sa zajedničkom prošlošću, trojac se postepeno upoznaje, ne sluteći da ih tek u selu čekaju najveća iznenađenja. Odlična gluma i jedinstvena kombinacija komedije i drame osigurala je filmu glavnu nagradu na Sundance Film Festivalu, a prikazan je i na Rotterdam Film Festivalu u programu Voices.

BUTTERFLIESKelebekler

comedy, drama | 2018 | 117’

Turkey

director: Tolga Karaçelik

cast: Tolga Tekin, Bartu Küçükçaglayan, Tugce Altug

An extramarital affair in Jerusalem ignites a dangerous game of deceit between those who hold power and those who don’t. The film won the Audience Award at Rotterdam International Film Festival.

Sarah is Israeli and runs a café in West Jerusalem. Saleem is Palestinian from East Jerusalem and works as a deliveryman. Despite being worlds apart, Sarah and Saleem risk everything as they embark on an illicit affair that could tear apart their unsuspecting respective families. When a risky late-night tryst goes awry and threatens to expose them, the two of them look on helplessly as their frantic efforts to salvage what’s left of their lives further escalate things. Caught up in the occupyi-ng machinery and socio-political pressure, Sarah and Saleem find themselves trapped in a web of deceit and not even the truth looks able to stop it.

Sarah je izraelka i vodi kafić u zapadnom Jeruzalemu. Saleem je palestinac iz istočnog Jeruzalema i radi kao dostavljač. Sarah i Saleem, iako svijetovima odvojeni, započinju tajnu vezu, čije bi otkrivanje moglo razoriti njihove obitelji. Kada se njihov kasnonoćni provod izjalovi i zaprijeti izlaganjem zabranjenog odnosa javnosti, bespomoćno pokušavaju spasiti ono što je ostalo od njihovih života. Zapleteni u mrežu prijevare, Sarah i Saleem pod ekstremnim socio-političkim pritiskom bivaju uhvaćeni u mašineriju sustava koju ni istina više nije u stanju zaustaviti. Film je dobitnik nagrade publike na Rotterdam Film Festivalu.

THE REPORTS ONSARAH AND SALEEM

drama | 2018 | 127’

Palestine, Netherlands, Germany, Mexico

director: Muayad Alayan

cast: Adeeb Safadi, Sivane Kretchner, Ishai

Golan, Maisa Abd Elhadi

Martinessi’s feature debut won Silver Bear for the best actress (Ana Brun) and Silver Bear Alfred Bauer Prize for a film that opens new perspectives at Berlin Film Festival 2018. It also won the Fipresci award for a film in competition and Teddy award.

Chela and Chiquita, both descended from wealthy families in Asunción, Paraguay, have been together for over 30 years. Recently their financial situation has worsened and they begin selling off their inherited possessions. When their debts lead to Chiquita being imprisoned on fraud charges, Chela is forced to face a new reality. Driving for the first time in years, she begins to provide a local taxi service to a group of elderly wealthy la-dies. As Chela settles into her new life, she encounters much younger Angy, forging a fresh and invigorating new connection. Chela finally begins to break out of her shell and engage with the world, embarking on her own personal, intimate revolution.

Chela i Chiquita, obje podrijetlom iz bogatih obitelji u Asunciónu u Paragvaju, zajedno su preko 30 godina. Nakon bezbrižnog života na račun naslijeđenog bogatstva, njihova financijska situacija se pogoršava, zbog čega počinju prodavati naslijeđeni imetak. Kada dugovi dovedu Chiqitu do optužbi za financijsku prevaru, te odlaska u zatvor, Chela ostaje sama. Prisiljena suoči-ti se sa svojom novom stvarnošću, počinje pružati lokalnu taksi uslugu skupini starijih bogatih dama. Nakon što upozna mnogo mlađu Angy, s kojom stvara svježu i osnažujuću novu vezu, Che-la izlazi iz ljušture i započinje svoju osobnu, intimnu revoluciju. Film je dobitnik 4 nagrade na Berlin Film Festivalu, od čega dva Srebrna medvjeda.

THE HEIRESSES Las Herederas

drama | 2017 | 95’

Paraguay, Germany, Brazil

director: Marcelo Martinessi

cast: Ana Brun, Margarita Irún, Ana Ivanova

Gustav Moller’s debut film premiered in the World Cinema Competition at Sundance Film Festival where it won the Audience Award for the best film. At Rotterdam International Film Festival it won the Audience Award and IFFR Youth Jury Award.

Alarm dispatcher and police officer, Asger Holm, answers an emergency call from a kidnapped woman. When the call is suddenly disconnected, the search for the woman and her kidnapper begins. With the phone as his only tool, Asger ente-rs a race against time to save the endangered woman. Very soon he realizes that he is dealing with a crime that is far bi-gger than he first thought.

Policajac Asger Holm tijekom dežurstva kao dispečer u odjelu hitne službe zaprima poziv otete žene. Kada se poziv iznenada prekine, započinje njegova potraga za misterioznom ženom i njezinim otmičarem. S telefonom kao jedinom alatom, Asger započinje utrku s vremenom kako bi uspio spasiti ugroženu ženu. Kako vrijeme odmiče, Asger shvaća da se bavi zločinom mnogo većim nego što je mislio. Film je dobitnik nagrada publi-ke na filmskim festivalima Sundance i Rotterdam.

THE GUILTY Den Skyldige

thriller | 2017 | 85’

Denmark

director: Gustav Möller

cast: Jakob Cedergren, Jessica Dinnage, Johan

Olsen

A touching drama about the tough life of mid-19th century traveling circus “freaks” comes from the team behind the Spanish contender for the Oscars, Loreak, and is based on true events. Film won 10 Goya awards and a Special Jury Price at San Sebastian Film Festival.

drama | 2017 | 116’

Spain

directors: Jon Garaño and Aitor Arregi

cast: Eneko Sagardoy, Joseba Usabiaga , Íñigo

Aramburu , Ramón Agirre, Aia Kruse

North of Spain, 1843. When young Martin returns home from the war, crippled and defeated, he cannot believe his eyes. His dear brother Joaquin has grown up to become an actual giant, as useless as he is for the family’s work in their tiny hamlet. To keep the family afloat, the two embark on a breathtaking adventure, turning the giant into a circus act, performing in squares, theaters and leading courts throughout Europe. But they soon learn that the world of show business is one of cha-llenges, lies and betrayal. A world where, the bigger you come, the harder you fall.

Sjever Španjolske, 1843. Martin se vraća kući nakon rata i ostaje iznenađen kada vidi da je njegov brat Joaquin narastao toliko da je postao div. Ipak, Joaquin je beskoristan za obiteljski rad oko njihove siromašne kolibe. Kako bi doprinijeli obiteljskom ekono-mskom stanju, Martin i Joaquin kreću na putovanje pretvarajući diva u cirkusku točku, nastupajući na trgovima, u kazalištima i na vodećim cirkuskim lokacijama širom Europe. Uskoro, pak, saznaju da je svijet zabavljačke industrije svijet neslućenih iza-zova, laži i izdaje. Svijet u kojem što veći dolazite, teže padate. Film je dobitnik čak 10 nagrada Goya te posebne nagrade žirija na festivalu u San Sebastianu.

GIANTHandia

Acclaimed Italian director Silvio Soldini and star Valeria Golino team up for an off-beat romantic comedy about an unexpected relationship between a womanizer and a blind woman.

romantic comedy | 2017 | 116’

Italy

director: Silvio Soldini

cast: Valeria Golino, Adriano Giannini

Teo is a creative in a trendy ad agency. Nice and charming, he enjoys life as an elusive womanizer. Emma is blind since the age of 16 but that has not stopped her from becoming an osteopath. She is pretty, vibrant and has great friends. When they first meet, Teo is mesmerized by her sexy voice. Intrigued and attracted by her as he has never been with a blind woman, he takes her on a date. Emma is too smart and sharp to give into the illusion but against all odds it’s Teo who is hooked.

Teo je marketinški stručnjak. Lijep i šarmantan, uživa u životu kao nedostižni ljubitelj žena. Emma je lijepa, živahna i slije-pa od dobi od 16 godina. Sljepoća je, međutim, nije spriječila da postane osteopat i okruži se sjajnim prijateljima, iskorišta-vajući puni potencijal života. Kada se prvi put susretnu, Teo je očaran Emminim seksi glasom. Zainteresiran i privučen jer nikada nije bio sa slijepom ženom, poziva je na spoj. Emma je previše pametna da upadne u iluziju ljubavi s Teom, no supro-tno svim izgledima, on je taj koji će se zakačiti. Priznati tali-janski redatelj Silvio Soldini i zvijezda Valeria Golino udružili su snage u neobičnoj i zabavnoj romantičnoj komediji. Film je premijerno prikazan na filmskom festivalu u Veneciji.

EMMA Il Colore Nascosto Delle Cose

Film premiered at Berlinale Film Festival as part of Generation programme. Beautiful animation and warm characters will charm and captivate you from the first minute of the story.

children’s, animated | 2017 | 65’

Sweden

director: Linda Hambäck

dostupne sinkonizirana i titlana verzija

The forest’s police chief Gordon is about to retire and he needs to find a new assistant. Paddy, a clever mouse with a great sense of smell seems to be the right candidate. Together they have to solve Gordon’s last case – the mystery of squirrel’s missing nuts. Could it be the fox that took them? Gordon and Paddy will soon find out. Beautiful animation and warm characters will charm and captivate you from the first minute of the story. Film premiered at Berlinale Film Festival as part of Generation programme.

Šef policije Gordon uskoro će ići u mirovinu i treba pronaći novog pomoćnika. Paddy, pametna mišica sa iznimnim osjetilom njuha izgleda kao idealan kandidat. Zajedno moraju riješiti Gordonov posljednji slučaj – misteriju vjeveričinih nestalih lješnjaka. Možda ih je lisica uzela? Gordon i Paddy će uskoro saznati. Predivna ani-macija i topli likovi očarat će vas i uvući u priču od prve minute. Film je premijerno prikazan na Berlinale Film Festivalu kao dio programa Generation.

GORDON & PADDY Gordon och Paddy

Uncertain Glory, historical drama with a romantic story, is the latest film by Spanish director Agustí Villaronga best known for his previous film Black Bread. Intense plot and great acting will keep you in uncertainty until the very end of this universal story of love and betrayal.

romance, drama | 2017 | 115’

Spain

director: Agustí Villaronga

cast: Marcel Borras, Oriol Pla, Núria Prims,

Terele Pávez

Spain, 1937. Lluis is a soldier who doesn’t believe in the war he’s fighting. While stationed at an inactive posting, away from his longtime girlfriend and their son, he falls madly in love with Carlana, a swindling landowner whose only passion is the one for power. Carlana tricks Lluis and tramples on his self-esteem, dragging him into a downward spiral of passion, betrayal and humiliation, that will have devastating conse-quences for everyone involved.

Španjolska, 1937. Lluis je vojnik koji ne vjeruje u rat u kojem se bori. Smješten na neaktivnom vojnom položaju, udaljen od dugogodišnje djevojke i maloga sina, slučajno upoznaje i ludo se zaljubljuje u Carlanu, lukavu i utjecajnu zemljovlasni-cu čija je jedina strast ona za moći. Carlana ga lagano upliće u svoju mrežu strasti, izdaje i poniženja, sa razornim poslje-dicama za sve upletene. Povijesno-ljubavna drama Prevrtljiva slava najnoviji je film španjolskog redatelja Agustíja Villaronge, poznatom po ranijem uspješnom ostvarenju Crni kruh. Napeta radnja i odlična gluma drže u neizvjesnosti do samoga kraja povijesne no univerzalne priče o ljubavi i izdaji.

UNCERTAIN GLORY Incerta glòria

Extraordinary Isabelle Huppert is starring in Things to come, a warm and humorous story about unusual professor of philosophy at a high school in Paris, for which the director Mia Hansen—Løve won the Silver Bear award for best achievement in direction at Berlin Film Festival.

drama | 2016 | 100’

France, Germany

director: Mia Hansen—Løve

cast: Isabelle Huppert, André Marcon, Roman

Kolinka, Edith Scob, Sarah Le Picard

Nathalie teaches philosophy at a high school in Paris. She is passionate about her job and particularly enjoys passing on the pleasure of individual thinking. Married with two children, she divides her time between her family, former students and her very possessive mother. One day, Nathalie’s husband announ-ces he is leaving her for another woman. With freedom thrust upon her, Nathalie must reinvent her life.

Nathalie je profesorica filozofije u srednjoj školi u Parizu. Strastveno radi svoj posao i obožava učenicima prenositi ljubav prema kritičkom razmišljanju. Udana s dvoje djece, rastrgana je između svoje obitelji, bivših učenika i vrlo posesivne majke. Jednoga dana, suprug joj objavi da je napušta zbog druge žene. S novostečenom, nametnutom, slobodom, Nathalie se nalazi pred izazovom da iznova stvori svoj život. Topla i duhovita priča sa genijalnom Isabelle Huppert u glavnoj ulozi dobitnik je Srebrnog medvjeda u Berlinu za najbolju režiju, a brojni kritičari uvrstili su film među najbolja ostvarenja u 2016. godini.

THINGS TO COME L’avenir

Line-up of several great actresses from the Arabian part of the Mediterranean will introduce us to different human destinies and themes of politics, marriage, love and faith. The film received the audience award at Thessaloniki Film Festival.

drama | 2016 | 90’

France, Algeria

director: Rayhana Obermeyer

cast: Hiam Abbass, Baya Bouzar, Nadia Kaci,

Fadila Belkebla

Traditional Muslim bath, hammam, is open to women of all ages, social statuses and ideologies, from mothers and wives, mistresses and virgins to liberals and radical Islamists. It’s just another workday in hammam for Fatima, far from the gaze of men a diverse group of women is gathered once again, each one with her own unique story. When an unexpected visitor comes to the doors of hammam, Fatima’s daily routine is se-riously disturbed and an ordinary workday turns into a life-sa-ving venture.

Vrata tradicionalne muslimanske kupelji, hammama, otvorena su ženama svih dobi, društvenih statusa i svjetonazora, od ma-jki i supruga, preko ljubavnica, djevica, do liberalki i radikalnih islamistica. Običan je dan u hammamu u kojem radi Fatima, daleko od pogleda muškaraca još se jednom okuplja raznolika skupina žena, svaka sa svojom jedinstvenom pričom. Nakon što se na vratima pojavi neočekivani posjetitelj, Fatimina usta-ljena rutina posla ozbiljno je narušena, a jedan običan radni dan pretvara se u životno važan poduhvat. Film je dobio na-gradu publike na filmskom festivalu u Solunu

I STILL HIDE TO SMOKEÀ mon âge je me cache encore pour fumer

New film by Norwegian director Olea Giæver, best known for the film Out Of Nature, had its premiere at Panorama program of Berlin Film Festival. Everyone who enjoyed Ole’s unusual thoughts during a hiking trip, this time can look into the life of a director and his family during one year.

drama | 2016 | 86’

Norway

director: Ole Giæver

cast: Ole Giæver, Marte Magnusdotter Solem

From the Balcony takes us on a journey through a year in the life of Ole and his family. After his previous fictional voyage of self-discovery in the film Out Of Nature, Ole Giæver trains his gaze on his own universe. Blending brutally honest admissions, meditative reflections and a portion of humor, he takes us on an expedition to plumb the depths of human existence. As he shapes his vision into a cinematic collage, Giæver manages to enthuse us with his curiosity about the world – and shows us his place within it.

Film S balkona vodi nas na putovanje kroz godinu dana života Olea i njegove obitelji. Nakon prethodnog fiktivnog putovanja samootkrivanja u filmu Van sebe, Ole Giæver se vraća sa slično koncipiranim, puno osobnijim pogledom u vlastiti život: spaja-jući brutalno iskrena priznanja s meditativnim promišljanjima i dozom humora, vodi na ekspediciju u dubine ljudskog posto-janja. Svjetlost i šarm ipak prevladavaju u ovom uratku, mješa-vini osobnih video zapisa, fotografija i dokumentarnih snimki. Dok oblikuje promišljanja u kinematografski kolaž, Giæver nas još jednom uspijeva oduševiti svojom znatiželjom o svijetu i prikazivanju svog mjesta u istom.

FROM THE BALCONY Fra Balkongen

Israeli director Hagar Ben Asher’s thrilling drama follows the story of an abandoned girl who has to learn to take care of herself after her mother leaves. The film was a part of official competition programme at Rotterdam Film Festival.

drama | 2016 | 100’

Israel, Germany

director: Hagar Ben Asher

cast: Lihi Kornovsky, Ronald Zehrfeld

18-year-old Alex, abandoned by her mother, is lonely and fear-ful, struggling with life and the responsibilities of a forced adulthood. Shortly after her mother’s departure, Alex starts to burst into the flats, firstly to survive, and later due to addiction to the adrenaline they provide, and pure fun. At the same time, she meets a young German geologist with whom she becomes obsessed and decides to start a love affair, at all costs. The great acting of the protagonist and the unusual plot of the film will quickly capture you and keep you up to the very uncertain end.

Alex je sedamnaestogodišnja djevojka koju iznenada napušta majka i ostavlja je sasvim samu. Ubrzo nakon majčina odlaska, Alex počinje provaljivati u stanove, prvo s ciljem da preživi, a kasnije provale nastavlja zbog ovisnosti o adrenalinu ko-jeg joj pružaju i čiste zabave. Istovremeno upoznaje mladog njemačkog geologa kojim postaje opsjednuta i s kojim pod svaku cijenu odlučuje započeti ljubavnu vezu. Odlična gluma protagonistice i neobična radnja filma brzo će vas zaokupiti i napetima držati do samog neizvjesnog kraja. Film je prikazan na filmskim festivalima u Rotterdamu i Berlinu.

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