Over the course of a weekend fueled by violence and desire, Julija gets a taste of freedom that could alter the familyвЂ™s fate. вЂњMurinaвЂќ follows the rising tensions between the restless teenager Julija, played by Gracija FilipoviД‡, and her oppressive father Ante (Leon LuДЌev), which come to a head when an old family friend (Cliff Curtis) arrives at their island home to broker a life-changing property deal. and Croatian production company Antitalent coming on board to produce. On a subconscious level, вЂњInto the BlueвЂќ planted the seed for her first feature after winning prizes at the Berlin and Sarajevo film festivals and earning the Oscar nod, it also made it easier to finance вЂњMurina,вЂќ with Rodrigo TeixeiraвЂ™s RT Features, Martin ScorseseвЂ™s Sikelia Prods. вЂњWe always think that we are making something new, and then six months later, we realize that we wrote the same idea that we wrote before.вЂќ вЂњWe are always drawn to the same dynamics,вЂќ she said. With her feature debut, вЂњMurina,вЂќ which premiered in the DirectorsвЂ™ Fortnight section of the Cannes Film Festival and now screens at Sarajevo, KusijanoviД‡ returns to the same idyllic, sun-flushed setting, as well as to many of the themes that preoccupied her in вЂњInto the Blue,вЂќ which centers on a strong-willed girl raised by a difficult, overbearing father. It would form the backdrop for the island-set вЂњInto the Blue,вЂќ a short film that earned KusijanoviД‡ a nomination for a Student Academy Award. Years later, as she was pursuing a MasterвЂ™s degree in film at Columbia University, a simple image came to her: the deep blue of the sea thrust against a summer sky. When she was growing up in Croatia, Antoneta Alamat KusijanoviД‡ would often spend summers with her grandparents on an island in the Adriatic Sea, an experience вЂњthat really informed my childhood,вЂќ she says.

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