Whispering Mercy

Nadja, a successful lawyer of Slovenian descent from Milan, is forced to revisit her hometown after two decades.

Her grandmother is dying and asks Nadja to organize her funeral according to an ancient local ritual – an illegal ceremony that will force Nadja to confront family secrets and her own identity.

cast:

Lara Komar

Lučka Počkaj

Fulvio Falzarano

Vesna Jevnikar

Nejc Cijan Garlatti

Mirjam Korbar

Alenka Pirjevec

Francesco Borchi

Ivo Barišič

Paolo Fagiolo

Riccardo Maranzana

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film crew:

DOP: Radislav Jovanov – Gonzo

editor: Tomislav Pavlic

composer: Teho Teardo

sound design: Julij Zornik

production design: Mateja Medvedić

costume designer: Gilda Venturini

makeup: Tina Šubic

film producer: Sandra Ržen

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workshops:
The project was developed within the ScripTeast workshop and presented at the Cottbus CoCo pitch.

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support:

Slovenian Film Centre – script development

Slovenian Film Centre – production support

Friuli Venezia Giulia Film Commission

Fondo per l'Audiovisivo del Friuli Venezia Giulia

Croatian Audiovisual Centre

Viba Film Studio

Eurimages

Creative Europe Media

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