ABOUT THE MOVIE
The "Jablan" tavern in the village of Jugovo Polje existed in the 1980s as a symbol of "brotherhood and unity," bringing together people of all generations and occupations regardless of nationality or religion. It was here that the first shooting between Serbs and Croats broke out, a harbinger of the Homeland War that ended its carefree days. The film bears witness to how a place of love and joy became an object of hatred and destruction within just a few months.
Jelena Bosanac
Jelena Bosanac was born in Virovitica, Croatia. From 2006 to 2011, she studied acting at the Academy of Arts in Belgrade in the class of Mirjana Karanović. After her studies, she went to Italy to work with the theatre group Baal Teatro. In 2012, she got a role in the German-Serbian theatre play “Froesche im hot Wassen”. Jelena then decided to continue her master’s degree in Germany. She studied MA Performance Studies in Hamburg and then a master’s degree in theatre education at UdK in Berlin (graduated in 2018). Before her studies, she worked as an “au pair” in Germany, that experience inspired her to shoot her first documentary film “The Road to Hollywood” (2019). She has acted in numerous short films in Germany, including "Vanished" (2018), "Gottes Wille" (2019), "Home" (2020), "Saint Helena" (2022), "Istina" (2023). Jelena lives in Berlin and works as a freelance actress, performer, theatre teacher and director.
Tanja Brzaković
Tanja Brzaković born in Belgrade, studied film and TV directing at the Faculty of Dramatic Arts in Belgrade. This study was followed by postgraduate studies at the University of Hamburg. Worked as assistant director and director in Belgrade, Hamburg and Berlin, screenwriter and assistant professor. Thanks to my many years of experience, she had the opportunity to direct 15 short feature films and documentaries, and four full-length documentaries. Tanja’s films have been screened at international festivals around the world and have won several awards, such as at the Shoking Short Award / 13th Street Festival, Sehsüchte in Potsdam, Munich – Silver Award for German Short Film, Bergischer Filmpreis, Golden Knight in Palermo. She is a recipient of scholarships from the Nipkow Program and the Künstlerinnen Programm of the City of Berlin. She is a member of the European Film Academy.
Festivals where the film was screened:
- 2026 ZagrebDox (Zagreb, HR) - Regional competition
- 2026 Beldocs (Belgrade, RS) - Serbian Competition Programme
- 2026 Underhill Fest (Podgorica, ME) - Regional selection
- 2026 Avant & Una Bihać Avantura Film Festival (Bihać, BA) - Feature documentaries
- 2026 Kino Bled (Bled, SI) - MGC Bled