SOLEMN PROMISE

Drama

Directed by: Srđan Karanović

Duration: 1 h 46 min

Format: Digitalno

Code: 431050

EAN: 3838898431050

A historical drama about the forbidden love from experienced director of the new Yugoslav film Srđan Karanović with Miki Manojlović and Iva Krajnc Bagol in the lead roles. »Solemn Promise is an exciting, unusual, fierce and sometimes even funny story about two people who had absolutely nothing in common except their feelings. The film is conceived as a subtle, intimate love story, which takes place in the former multi-ethnic Kingdom of Serbia« (Srđan Karanović, director and screenwriter).

SYNOPSIS

In the beginning of World War I, Filip, a Serbian headmaster of a primary school, is drafted. He has trouble leaving Lea, his Slovenian wife, since they have just recently moved to the village. Azem, the school caretaker, swears a besa (an Albanian oath, sworn on life itself), that he will take care of Lea. Coming from completely different cultures and environments, the Catholic Lea and Muslim Azem are forced to live together. The relationship between them slowly develops into an unexpected and forbidden love.

ABOUT THE FILM

Starring Iva Krajnc Bagola (Lea), Predrag Miki Manojlović (Azem), Nebojša Dugalić (Filip), Radivoje Bukvić (Lieutenant), Radivoj Knežević (Servant) and Ana Kostovska (Teacher). The director and screenwriter is Srđan Karanović, the director of photography is Slobodan Trninić, the musician is Zoran Simjanović, the editors are Branka Čeperac and Mateja Rackov, the sound designer is Julij Zornik, the sound mixer is Martin Schinz, the sound engineer is Nenad Vukadinović, the production designer is Goran Joksimović, the costume designer is Saša Kuljaća, the make-up artist is Tina Šubic Dodočić and the coproducer is Danijel Hočevar from Vertigo.

Film is available to watch and stream online i.e to rent for 14 days or one year. With slovenian subtitles.