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Face Obraz

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Distributor: Karantanija Cinemas d. o.o.
11.3.2026 premiere with film crew
The story is set in the time of World War II, in a small remote village on the border between Serbia, Montenegro and Albania. An Orthodox child who lost his parents in the attack of a paramilitary fascist unit finds refuge in the House of a complete stranger - a man with whom he has neither language, religion, nor blood in common, the Albanian Nura Doka. Nur faces a difficult moral dilemma: whether to hand over the child to the persecutors, thereby breaking the centuries-old code of his house, or to risk the lives of all his family members in order to protect the unknown child and save his face.
What is the cost of a child's life?
The film Face is about the courage to put humanity before hatred. He wonders if faith can survive when compassion is punished, and if moral belief can overcome fear. Director Vukchevi / / points out that true power is not in the sword or faith, but at the moment when a person decides to protect the life of another, even if it is the life of the enemy. At one point, humanity can collapse, or it can surpass itself.
The Film has been selected for 27 international film festivals around the world and presented at prestigious events including Cairo and India International Film Festival. It is also in the official selection of the Palm Springs International Film Festival and has received 17 Festival Awards so far.
THE MOST HIGH-PROFILE REVIEWS AND ACCOLADES
"A powerful historical drama ... stunning, moving, carefully detailed ... it truly reflects our modern times."Alissa Simon, Variety / /
"The face captivated the audience with its seductive beauty and emotional depth. Viewers deeply identified with his depiction of memory and identity – a story that remained in their memory long after the lights came on."Audience Award-Best Feature film, San Diego International Film festival
"It is a tense historical drama, Rich in elements of fantasy, reflecting the conflict between humanity and brutality and between courage and fear. However, universal human values transcend the deepest differences, so Vukchev's Film face in its deep depth turns into a story about sacrifice and prayer for peace."Politics, Serbia
"The script achieves something very difficult: it puts into words human and Universal conflicts in the midst of the violence of war. It also shows how to overcome social and religious differences to save innocent lives. The director excels in how he manages to keep the pace of the film in the mix of genres and how he explores existential issues and human values in the relationships between the main characters, among whom are children."Zaragoza International Film festival-Spain
"The story is still very relevant today and strongly reminds us that universal human values can overcome even the deepest differences."Sofia International Film festival

Distributer: Karantanija Cinemas d.o.o.
11.3.2026 premiera s filmsko ekipo
Zgodba je postavljena v čas druge svetovne vojne, v majhno odročno vas na meji med Srbijo, Črno goro in Albanijo. Pravoslavni otrok, ki je v napadu paravojaške fašistične enote izgubil starše, najde zatočišče v hiši popolnega neznanca - moškega, s katerim nima skupnega ne jezika, vere ali krvi, Albanca Nura Doke. Nur se sooča s težko moralno dilemo: ali naj otroka izroči preganjalcem in s tem prekrši stoletni kodeks svoje hiše, ali naj tvega življenje vseh svojih družinskih članov, da bi zaščitil neznanega otroka in si rešil obraz.
Kakšna je cena otrokovega življenja?
Film Obraz govori o pogumu, da postavimo človečnost pred sovraštvo. Sprašuje se, ali lahko vera preživi, ko se sočutje kaznuje, in ali lahko moralno prepričanje premaga strah. Režiser Vukčević izpostavlja, da prava moč ni v meču ali veri, ampak v trenutku, ko se človek odloči zaščititi življenje drugega, tudi če je to življenje sovražnika. V enem trenutku se človečnost lahko sesuje ali pa preseže samo sebe.
Film je bil izbran za 27 mednarodnih filmskih festivalov po vsem svetu in predstavljen na prestižnih dogodkih, vključno z Mednarodnim filmskim festivalom v Kairu in Indiji. Je tudi v uradnem izboru Mednarodnega filmskega festivala v Palm Springsu in je do sedaj prejel 17 festivalskih nagrad.
NAJBOLJ ODMEVNE KRITIKE IN PRIZNANJA
»Močna zgodovinska drama … osupljiva, ganljiva, skrbno podrobna … resnično odraža naš sodobni čas.« Alissa Simon, Variety
»Obraz je občinstvo očaral s svojo zapeljivo lepoto in čustveno globino. Gledalci so se globoko poistovetili z njegovo upodobitvijo spomina in identitete – zgodbo, ki jim je ostala v spominu še dolgo po tem, ko so se prižgale luči.« Nagrada občinstva – najboljši celovečerni film, Mednarodni filmski festival v San Diegu
»Gre za napeto zgodovinsko dramo, bogato z elementi fantazije, ki odraža konflikt med človečnostjo in brutalnostjo ter med pogumom in strahom. Vendar univerzalne človeške vrednote presegajo najgloblje razlike, zato se Vukčevićev film Obraz v svoji globoki globini spremeni v zgodbo o žrtvovanju in molitvi za mir.« Politika, Srbija
»Scenarij doseže nekaj zelo težkega: v besede oblikuje človeške in vsesplošne konflikte sredi nasilja vojne. Prikazuje tudi, kako premagati družbene in verske razlike, da bi rešili nedolžna življenja. Režiser blesti v tem, kako uspe ohraniti tempo filma v mešanici žanrov in kako raziskuje eksistencialna vprašanja in človeške vrednote v odnosih med glavnimi junaki, med katerimi so tudi otroci.« Mednarodni filmski festival v Zaragozi – Španija
»Zgodba je še danes zelo aktualna in nas močno opominja, da lahko univerzalne človeške vrednote premagajo tudi najgloblje razlike.« Mednarodni filmski festival v Sofiji

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