Requiem for Mrs. J

Rekvijem za gospodju J

Mrs. J is very tired. Her husband died a year ago, she lives with her mother-in-law and her two daughters in the same apartment, and she just lost her job. She decides to commit suicide on the day of the death anniversary of her husband, but she has to deal with some logistics before she leaves this mundane world – however, it seems that in the Balkans it’s hard to live, but it’s also hard to die! A Kafkaesque, tragicomic tale about the abrupt passage from communism to capitalism and depression as the only recognized collective legacy in this part of the planet.

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Direction: Bojan Vuletić
Script: Bojan Vuletić
Cinematography: Jelena Stanković
Editing: Vladimir Pavlovski
Sound: Boris Trayanov, Alexander Bachvarov
Production: SEE FILM PRO, Geopoly Film, Skopje Film Studio
Producers: Nenad Dukić, Pavlina Jeleva, Tomi Salkovski
Art Direction: Zorana Petrov
Costumes: Lana Pavlović
Production Country: Serbia, Bulgaria, FYROM, Russia, France
Production Year: 2017
Duration: 93΄
Contact: Soul Food FIlms
Awards/Distinctions: Golden Lily, goEast Film Festival (Germany) FIPRESCI, Sofia IFF (Bulgaria)

Bojan Vuletić

Bojan Vuletić was born in Belgrade in 1977. MA in film and TV directing from the Faculty of Dramatic Arts in Belgrade. As a co-writer, he has collaborated with Stefan Arsenijević on the omnibus Lost and Found and feature Love and Other Crimes, premiered at 58th Berlinale in selection Panorama Special, for which he was two times granted a best script award at the national festivals. His first feature film Practical Guide to Belgrade with Singing and Crying premiered at Karlovy Vary Film Festival in “East of the West” competition and won several national and international awards.

Filmography

2006 My Heart and I
2011 Practical Guide to Belgrade with Singing and Crying
2017 Requiem for Mrs. J