Into the Blue

U Plavetnilo

Is violence nurtured or inherited? Thirteen-year-old Julija and her mother flee their abusive household to find refuge on an idyllic Croatian island where Julija grew up. Emotionally scarred, Julija is desperate to reconnect with her best friend, Ana. But Ana is in love with a boy and Julija is no longer a priority. Ana’s mounting rejection triggers Julija’s wounds and memories of her family history, awakening the monster of violence she thought she’s left behind.
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Direction: Antoneta Alamat Kusijanović
Script: Christina Lazaridi
Cinematography: Marko Brdar
Editing: Minji Kang, Frano Homen
Sound: Julij Zornik
Music: Ivan Marinović & Evgueni Galperine
Actors: Gracija Filipović, Vidaković Natrlin, Andro Režić, Nataša Dangubić
Producers: Zoran Dževerdanović, Barbara Vekarić, Vlaho Krile
Co-production: oster, Mb Grip, Karolina Berkell-kirk
Format: DCP
Color: Color
Production Country: Croatia. Slovenia, Sweden
Production Year: 2017
Contact: Antoneta Alamat Kusijanović
Awards/Distinctions: Special Mention – Generation, Berlin IFF 2017, Germany Children & Youth Film Competition Award – Internationale Kurzfilmtage Oberhausen, Germany

Antoneta Alamat Kusijanović

Antoneta Alamat Kusijanović is a Croatian-born, New York-based director and writer. She holds a master degree in Film and Theater Production at the Academy of Fine arts in Zagreb. While producing films, she discovered her passion for writing and directing. In 2012 she enrolled in the MFA program in Directing at the Columbia University in New York and during her studies she wrote and directed several shorts films. She is currently developing her first feature film.

Filmography

2015 Oko za Oko | Eye for an Eye
2016 If We Must Die
2017 U Plavetnilo | Into the Blue