Mother Mara

New Directors Competition

Mother Mara

Majka Mara

Serbia 2024 Fiction cor 96 min.

Mara, a successful businesswoman and single mother, suddenly loses her son to an untimely death. She refuses to show emotions for any communication in the matter with her friends and family. With her trauma buried, she meets Milan, her son’s friend. She only intends to use him to find out more about her son’s life, but the emotions they both share towards the boy and his sudden death bring them together, and they begin a physical relationship. Although she wants to keep him at a distance and keep their relationship purely physical, she realizes that enjoys his company. Little by little, true closeness makes them finally surrender to the mature feelings of two adults.

Presented at the Toronto International Film Festival.

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direction

Mirjana Karanovic

screenplay

Mirjana Karanovic, Maja Pelevic, Ognjen Svilicic

cinematography

Igor Marovic

editing

Lazar Predojev

sound design

Julij Zornik

music

Ephrem Luchinger

production design

Dragana Bacovic

cast

Mirjana Karanovic, Vucic Perovic, Boris Isakovic, Jasna Zalica, Alen Liveric, Pavle Cemerikic, Jelena Curuvija

production

Snezana van Houwelingen

produced by

This and That Productions

co-produced by

Okofilm Productions, Paul Thiltges Distributions, December, Deblokada, VHS doo

world sales

Antipode Sales International

contact

[email protected]

indicative rating

18