Oasis

61st TIFF: Greek premiere

The friendship between Maria and Dragana is put to the test, as they both develop a crush on Robert, a fellow-resident at an institution for people with mental disabilities. The three teenagers’ dire longing for independence and human touch, amplified by the newly foun feelings of jealousy and desire, soon clashes with the stifling rules of a rigorous environment. Featuring actual residents, this powerful story of free will and self-determination dives into an unseen world, shunned by society.

Screening Schedule

No physical screenings scheduled.

Direction: Ivan Ikić

Script: Ivan Ikić

Cinematography: Milos Jacimović

Editing: Dragan Von Petrović

Sound: Aleksandar Perović

Actors: Marijana Novakov, Tijana Markoviić Valentino Zenuni, Milica Djindjić

Production: Sense Production

Producers: Milan & Marija Stojanović

Co-production: Tramal Films, Kepler Film, Les Films d’ Antoine, SCCA/Pro.b

Co-producers: Miha Cernec, Derk-Jan Warrink, Koji Nelissen, Adis Djapo, Amra, Baksić Camo, Antoine Simkine

Sets: Dragana Bacović

Format: DCP

Color: Color

Production Country: Serbia, Slovenia, The Netherlands, France, Bosnia and Herzegovina

Production Year: 2020

Duration: 123΄

Contact: Heretic Ioanna Stais ioanna@heretic.gr

Awards/Distinctions: Europa Cinemas Label Award – Venice FF

Ivan Ikić

Ivan Ikić (born in 1982, Belgrade, Yugoslavia) studied Film and Television Directing at the Faculty of Dramatic Arts within the University of Arts in Belgrade. He attended both the Berlinale Talent Campus and the Berlinale Dox Clinic in 2008. He has made several short films and documentaries, including the documentary road movie Tarot Serbia! (Tarot Srbija!, 2010). Barbarians (Varvari, 2014), his feature film debut, won the Special Jury Prize in the East of the West program at Karlovy Vary Film Festival and was screened and won awards at numerous film festivals.