Nives Ivanković

An anthology of several intertwining stories that takes place during a New Year's Eve celebration in the coastal city of Split, that blends together the criminal underworld, love, music and sexuality into a story about a desperate search for inner peace and one's place in the world, both of which may not always be far from home.

Three different love stories, set in three consecutive decades, in two neighbouring Balkan villages burdened with a long history of inter-ethnic hatred: this is a film about the dangers – and the enduring strength – of forbidden love.

Anamarija starts her job as a counsellor at a new school. Together with her, the viewers begin to appreciate what kind of people the staffroom teachers are, they witness the petty conflicts and also uncover the power games that go on behind the scenes. This self-assured debut from Sonja Tarokić about the individual's struggle within the system and the sheer effort required to preserve one’s integrity, also presents a complex study of an institution whose employees have taken on one of the most responsible roles an adult can have – to educate future generations.

When Dea, the youngest member of a conservative family from a small village on the outskirts of Split, recieves the news of her pregnancy, she's sent out into the night and is forced to seek shelter, finally deciding on a nearby island populated with quirky locals with bizzare attributes and tendencies. The unofficial head of this island community is Šime, a mailman who masks his habit of reading the mail sent out to a by the locals, with a supposed gift of clairvoyance. After she accidentally stumbles across his database, Dea decides to use the mailman for her own advantage, and their growing feelings for each other make the situation that much easier.

Legendary TV host Branko Uvodić invites all tamburica bands for a competition at a music festival. Attracted by the big prize, the band 'Aveti ravnice" travels to the festival and is wrongfully accused of stealing the main prize. During the night, they are chased by the police and have to fight other tamburica bands on their way to their home village. When they finally arrive, they face their last and biggest challenge.

A migrant tale of sisterhood and music celebrating unconventional friendships and the power of diversity.

To pay off his gambling debts, Lembach, an ex-officer of the Austro-Hungarian army, extorts money from his wife Laura and her lover Križovec. Križovec himself has a love affair with Russian countess Georgievna, who herself is also into romantic relationship with another Russian countess. This tetragonal love affair comes to its boiling point.

The German Keller family pays a visit to their Croatian friends who live in a small village on the banks of the Cetina river. Inspired by the stories told to them by their fathers about the history of the area being used as the filming ground for the cinematic adaptations of German author Karl May's seminal Winnetou series of western novels, the children decide to play Cowboys and Indians. However, what they don't know is that the canyon they've picked as their play area, serves as the hiding spot of three ruthless Serbian chetniks, who had recently escaped from the nearby prison.