Mare

Andrea Štaka202024:0012

Availability: Croatia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Montenegro, Kosovo, Northern Macedonia, Slovenia, Serbia / Subtitles: Eng

In her new film, director and producer, Andrea Štaka (Golden Leopard Award for her debut film Das Fräulein) peels off the layers of female identity in a small Croatian town. The story follows a woman (Marija Škaričić) who, overwhelmed with everyday family worries, tries to claim space for herself in her life. Mare never flew with a plane. She lives by the airport with her husband and three teenage kids and loves her family, but sometimes feels like a stranger in her home. Yearning for change, she watches the planes. When a stranger moves into the house next door, Mare will put her life to the test. The film premiered at Berlinale, and won the Heart of Sarajevo Award for Best Actress. Goran Navojec plays the part of Mare’s husband.

Andrea Štaka

Andrea Štaka, was born 1973 in Lucerne, Switzerland. She graduated from the MFA film program at the Zurich University of the Arts ZHdK. Her films ‘Hotel Belgrad’ and ‘Yugodivas’ have brought her great recognition at film festivals such as Locarno and Sundance and have won several awards. Both films were nominated for Best Film at the Swiss Film Awards and theatrically released in Switzerland. Her first feature film ‘Fraulein’ won the Golden Leopard at the Locarno Film Festival, the Heart of Sarajevo and the Swiss Film Award for Best Script. In 2007 Andrea Štaka founded Okofilm Productions in Zurich together with Thomas Imbach. Her second feature film ‘Cure – Život druge’ (2014) was awarded at the Max Ophüls Film Festival among others. ‘Mare’ (2020), her new feature film premiered at the 70. Berlinale Film Festival. Andrea Štaka is a member of the European Film Academy.

Production: Okofilm Productions

Co-production: Dinaridi Film

Director: Andrea Štaka

Cast: Mateusz Kosciukiewicz, NIkša Butijer, Zdenko Jelčić, Mirjana Karanović, Ivana Roščić, Marija Škaričić, Goran Navojec

Producer: Thomas Imbach, Andrea Štaka

Co-production: SRG SSR (CH), ZDF/ARTE (DE), SRF (CH)

Co-producer: Tena Gojić

Editing: Thomas Imbach, Redžinald Šimek

Cinematography: Erol Zubčević

Costume Design: Valentina Vujović, Sara Giancane

Music: Ephrem Lüchinger

Sound Design: Benoit Barraud

Screenplay: Andrea Štaka

Production Designer: Jana Plećaš

Festivals and awards:
2020. CICAE Award; Heart of Sarajevo for Best Actress (Marija Škaričić) – Sarajevo Film Festival
2020. Special Jury Prize – CinEast – Central and Eastern European Film Festival
2020. Legacy Acting Award (Marija Škaričić); Best Feature Film – SEEfest South East European Film Festival Los Angeles