Venice Debut: Serbian Protest Romance Marks Historic Female Directorial Entry
Jelena Maksimović's debut feature, set amid Belgrade's anti-government student protests, becomes the first Serbian narrative film directed by a woman to screen at Venice in six decades. The story follows an anarchist student and a working-class youth from opposing political camps who flee the city together after a police officer is struck by a stone. The film premieres in the Horizons section on September 10, with sales handled by Heretic.
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