Oasis

by Ivan Ikić

Synopsis

Upon her arrival at an institution for people with mental disabilities, Maria becomes fast friends with the equally fiery Dragana. When it becomes clear that they are both in love with the more withdrawn Robert, their relationship is upset and gradually grows into a dangerous game of hide-and-seek to win him over. Condemned to a lifetime of hiding away from society, the three teenagers’ profound longing for independence and human connection takes hold. Driven by their newfound feelings of desire and jealousy, their impulsive actions topple the delicate balance preserved by the institution’s stifling rules and spill over into confrontation and desperate measures to find any way out.

Set in an actual institution and featuring its young residents in their first ever attempt at acting, OASIS takes us into a world society looks away from, in order to tell a powerful story about what it means to be alive, needed and loved, and how life will always find a way to burst through the cracks.

Info

2020 – Serbia, Slovenia, The Netherlands, France, Bosnia and Herzegovina

Directed by: Ivan Ikić
Written by: Ivan Ikić
Cinematography by: Milos Jacimovic
Edited by: Dragan Von Petrovic
Cast:Marijana Novakov, Tijana Markovic, Valentino Zenuni, Milica Djindjic, Sasa Strugar, Marusa Majer, Goran Bogdan
Producers: Milan & Marija Stojanovic

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

Produced by: SENSE Production
Co-produced by: Tramal Films, Kepler Film, Les Films d’ Antoine, SCCA/Pro.ba

Festivals

-Venice IFF, Venice Days Competition (World Premiere) | Europa Cinemas Label Award
-Cinedays | Best Film of SEE Programme
-Pingyao IFF | Best Director
-Sofia IFF | Special Mention
-El Gouna IFF
-FNC Canada
-Bergen IFF
-Bogota IFF
-Cottbus IFF
-Zagreb IFF
-Thessaloniki IFF
-Sevilla European FF
-Minsk IFF
-Cineuropa IFF
-Tallinn Black Nights IFF
-Pune IFF
-Sofia IFF
-Vilnius IFF
-Panorama of European Film
-Movies that Matter
-Moscow IFF
-Crossing Europe FF
-Art Film Fest
-Burgas IFF
-Transilvania IFF
-Atlantida IFF
-Karlovy Vary IFF
-Espoo Cine
-Bucharest IFF | Best Film
-Le Bureau des Questions Importantes
-Taipei IFF
-ELBE DOCK FF
-FIC Gáldar
-Film Days/ Bern
-Visionar FF
-Bajo Nuestra Piel
-ArteKino
-Pune IFF

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