Circles
Synopsis
A contemporary story about a heroic act and its positive effects. Three parallel stories in Belgrade, Germany and Trebinje follow characters who, having witnessed some past events, are motivated to make life-changing decisions. Nebojša, having witnessed the death of his best friend, overcomes the guilt feeling by facing his friend’s murderer. Haris, who owes his life to a hero who sacrificed his own life for him, repays it by risking everything and helping a woman in need. One of the murderers’ son, meeting the father of the dead hero, opens the door to overcoming the tragic past. Film questions whether a heroic act is a sacrifice in vain or it makes circles that spread through time and space encouraging us to do good anew, like a stone thrown on the water surface?
Director
Srdan Golubović
Screenplay
Melina Pota Koljević, Srđan Koljević
Director of Photography
Aleksandar Ilić
Film Editing
Marko Glušac
Producers
Emilie Georges, Danijel Hočevar, Boris T. Matić, Jelena Mitrović, Alexander Ris
Production Companies
Film House Baš Čelik, Neue Mediopolis Filmproduktion, La Cinéfacture, Vertigo, Propeler Film
Cast
Aleksandar Berček, Leon Lučev, Nebojša Glogovac, Nikola Rakočević, Hristina Popović, Boris Isaković, Vuk Kostić
Duration
112’
Srdan Golubović was born in 1972 in Belgrade. He studied film directing at the Faculty of Dramatic Arts in Belgrade. His first feature film Absolute Hundred participated in the main programs at over 30 international film festivals, including San Sebastian, Toronto, Thessaloniki, Cottbus, Rotterdam, and Busan, winning 10 international and 19 local awards. His second feature film, The Trap, had its world premiere at the 2007 Berlinale. It then won 21 international awards and was shortlisted for the Oscar for best foreign film. Srdan’s latest film, Circles, had its world premiere at the 2013 Sundance Film Festival where it won Special Jury Prize. The film had its European premiere at Berlinale, where it received the Prize of the Ecumenical Jury. Srdan Golubovic teaches film directing at the Faculty of Dramatic Arts in Belgrade.
