21 Days Until the End of the World

64th TIFF: Greek Premiere

What would you do if you had 21 days left to live? What do you think you could do? This is a daring film, disturbingly honest, with a chilling melancholy to it, almost uncomfortable to view. Audacious, impulsive, and courageous, the filmmaker stands naked, laying it all out. Do we dare to look? Do you dare to listen when one addresses you so daringly?

Screening Schedule

No physical screenings scheduled.

Direction: Teona Strugar Mitevska

Script: Teona Strugar Mitevska

Cinematography: Teona Strugar Mitevska

Editing: Teona Strugar Mitevska

Sound: Ingrid Simon, Selia Çakir, Thomas Gauder

Music: Olivier Samoullan

Actors: Kaeliok, Kian, Vida, Teona and our dog Dix

Production: Sisters and Brother Mitevski

Producers: Labina Mitevska

Production Design: Vuk Mitevski

Format: DCP

Color: Color

Production Country: North Macedonia

Production Year: 2023

Duration: 79'

Contact: Sisters and Brother Mitevski

Teona Strugar Mitevska

Writer and director Teona Strugar Mitevska was born in 1974 in Skopje, began her career as a child actor, and pursued studies in visual arts and film at NYU’s Tisch School. Her short Veta (2001) won the Berlinale Special Jury Prize (2002), and her debut feature How I Killed a Saint premiered in Rotterdam’s Tiger Competition (2004). Notable works include I Am from Titov Veles, When the Day Had No Name (Berlinale Panorama, 2017), and God Exists, Her Name Is Petrunya (Berlinale Competition, 2019), which received prestigious awards, including the LUX Prize. This was followed by the film The Happiest Man in the World (Venice Horizons, 2022). Her latest feature, Mother (2025), marks her English-language debut.

Filmography

2001 Veta (short)
2004 Kako ubiv svetec
2007 Jas sum od Titov Veles
2012 The Woman Who Brushed Off Her Tears
2017 When the Day Had No Name
2019 God Exists, Her Name Is Petrunija
2022 The Happiest Man in the World
2023 21 Days Until the End of the World
2025 Mother (co-direction)