The Witch Hunters (Zlogonje)

Serbia | NR | 86 Min | Serbian

Showings

State Theatre - Screen 2 Sun, May 12, 2019 3:45 PM
Emagine Royal Oak - Aud 8 Sun, May 19, 2019 1:45 PM
Event Info
Film Section:World Narrative
Category:Adventure
Comedy
Drama
Family-Friendly
Feel-good
ST
Ann Arbor
Emagine
Royal Oak
Sponsored By:U-M Weiser Center for Europe and Eurasia
Brent & Lynly Williams
Audience Award:Yes
Film Info
Release Year:2018
Run Time (in minutes):86
Premiere Status:Michigan Premiere
Rating:NR
Production Country:Serbia
Macedonia
Language:Serbian
Subtitles:with English subtitles
Previous Festivals:Giffoni FF
Italy; Zlin IFF
CzechRepublic –International Competition; Cinemagic Dublin Festival
Ireland; Transilvania IFF
Romania; Kyiv IFF Molodist
Ukraine; Prishtina IFF
Kosovo –Balkan Competition 'Honey and Blood'; Giffoni FF
Italy; Herceg Novi –Montenegro Film Festival
Montenegro–Feature Film Competition;4 Elements FF
Slovakia; Sarajevo FF
Bosnia & Herzegovina; BUSTER FF
Denmark; Jevany IFF
Czech Republic; Filmski Susreti Nis
Serbia; Dunav Film Fest Smederevo
Serbia; DYTIATKO International Children's TV Festival
Ukraine
Festival Awards:TIFF Kids –Young People's Jury Award for Best Feature Film; Zlin IFF
Czech Republic –The City of Zlín Awardfor theBest Children Performance in a Feature Film for Childre
Kosovo –The Best Actress Award; Herceg Novi –Montenegro Film Festival
Montenegro–Audience Award;Filmski Susreti Nis
Serbia–Audience Award for the Best ActorandSpecial Jury Award for Best Kids Performance; Dunav Film
Serbia–Special Mention for the Best Script Award; DYTIATKO International Children's TV Festival
Ukraine –The Best Feature Film for ChildrenandCIFEJ Pri
Cast/Crew Info
Director:Rasko Miljkovic

Description

10-year-old Jovan has had cerebral palsy for as long as he can remember. His condition has shaped his everyday life and made him think of himself as invisible to others –particularly his parents and classmates. In the world of his imagination, however, to which he escapes frequently, he is free to be who he wants and possesses the hero superpowers that everybody dreams of. Jovan's (extra)ordinary existence is suddenly shaken up by a new classmate, Milica. Bit by bit, brave and determined Milica tears down the wall that Jovan has built around himself and eventually invites him to join her on a real life adventure –to liberate her father from his new wife, Milica’s stepmother, whom she believes is a witch. The quest offers Jovan a reality beyond anything he could have imagined, but in order to become a true hero Jovan first has to learn to accept himself for who he is.