Murina

“If Patricia Highsmith had ever written a coming-of-age story set on the rocky, clear-watered Croatian coastline, it might have looked a lot like Antoneta Alamat Kusijanović’s bright, brooding debut, Murina, which quietly with a sinister Adriatic sparkle, makes the compelling case that even without labyrinthine murder plots or hard-bitten private eyes, a young girl’s passage into adulthood can be the perfect, darkly dazzling vehicle for a sunshine noir.” (Variety)

Winner of Cannes’ Camera d’Or (for the best first feature), Murina centers on the life of 17-year-old Julija (in what Kino Lorber calls “a ferocious, star-making central performance by Gracija Filipovic“), who spends her days diving for eels with her overbearing father Ante, while envying the tourists sunning nearby. Then a rich, handsome, mysterious stranger appears with an offer to buy their land, setting off fireworks between Julija, her mother Nela, and Ante.

“Kusijanovic’s feature-length debut is nothing short of revelatory.… Beautiful scenery, nuanced performances, and canny filmmaking provide one of the most memorable coming-of-age stories of the 2020s so far. This is the perfect film to see on the big screen and is one that can’t be missed.” (Film Threat)

more info at this website: www.kinolorber.com/film/view/id/5305

Ithaca Premiere
In Croatian, Spanish and English with English subtitles