Synopsis
A locked door inside a Belgrade apartment has kept one family separated from their past for over 70 years. As the filmmaker begins an intimate conversation with her mother, the political fault line running through their home reveals a house and a country haunted by history. The chronicle of a family in Serbia turns into a searing portrait of an activist in times of great turmoil, questioning the responsibility of each generation to fight for their future.
Director
Mila Turajlic
Mila Turajlic is a documentary filmmaker from Belgrade, Serbia, whose first film “Cinema Komunisto” premiered at IDFA and the Tribeca Film Festival, and went on to win 15 awards including the top prize at the Chicago Int’l Film Festival in 2011, and the FOCAL Award for Creative Use of Archival Footage. Her film “The Other Side of Everything”, a co-production with France (Survivance) and HBO Europe, was awarded support by the prestigious Aide aux cinémas du monde, EURIMAGES and Doha Film Institute, premiered at the 2017 Toronto Int’l Film Festival, and won IDFA Award for Best Feature-Length Documentary.