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Mater | © Sekvenca Production
© Sekvenca Production

Mater

  • Matriarch (aka Samo zatvori oči / Awakenings) (Working title)
All titles (4)
Feature Film | 2017-2019 | Drama | Croatia, France, Serbia

Shooting data

Start of shooting06/11/2017
End of shooting06/12/2017
LocationsKroatien

Project data

Film financing
Length of movie93 Min.
Aspect ratioCinemascope (1 : 2,39)
Sound formatDolby SRD / Dolby digital (5.1, 6 channels)

Brief synopsis

JASNA (42) is coming back to pay a visit to her mother ANKA (72), an old, bedridden woman, suffering from cancer. Her initial plan is to stay only for a few days, tidy up the place, and sign the legal papers allowing the forced hospitalization of Anka. But sometimes things aren’t going as planned…

(Sekvenca)

MATER (en. MATRIARCH) is a story of Jasna, a Croatian ex-pat who, due to her mother Anka's declining health, is forced to return to a place she has been avoiding most of her life - her home. The two haven't been in touch for years, but the proximity of death forces them to confront the ghosts of their past - Although the story is focused on Jasna and Anka, it is also a portrait of life in a typical small town in the midst of Mediterranean hinterland. Plunging into the anxieties of the community, MATER subtly uncovers class, status, and gender issues that shape Anka's and Jasna's personalities - their stubbornness, strength, and tragic flaws.

(Jure Pavlovic)

Cast

ActorRole nameVoice actor / SpeakerVoice actor
Daria Lorenci FlatzJasna [L]
Neva RosicAnka [L]
Soumeya Ferro LuzziMare [SR]
Anka VuckovicNada [SR]
Marijo JurkovicStipe [SR]
Vinko Vukovic LiskaMijo [SR]
Stephan BaumeckerHannes [SR]
Lilli JellinekAnna [SR]

Crew

ActivityNameComment
Director of photographyJana Plećaš
Casting directorTanja Schuh
Germany
Germany
DirectorJure Pavlović
EditorDragan von Petrovic
ProducerBojan Kanjera
ProducerBiljana Tutorov
ProducerJure Pavlović
Assistant art directorHani Domazet
ScreenwriterJure Pavlović

Production companies

CompanyComment
Sekvenca Production [hr]
Wake Up Films [rs]
coproduction
coproduction
Les Productions de l'Œil Sauvage [fr]
coproduction
coproduction

Distribution / Sales companies

CompanyComment
Damned Distribution [fr]
France
France

Festivals

YearCountryFestivalComment
2019EstoniaTallinn Black Nights Film Festival
First Feature Competition (Nov. 2019)
First Feature Competition (Nov. 2019)

Cinema releases and premieres

TypeCountryDateComment
Theatre releaseFranceWednesday, 02/06/2021
PremiereThursday, 21/11/2019Tallinn Black Nights Film Festival