PRODUCTION: Slovenian director Sonja Prosenc started filming Salvation
LJUBLJANA: Sonja Prosenc has started filming her third feature film Redemption / Salvation in the city of Vodice near Ljubljana, October 5, 2022. This black comedy/drama was created in a Slovenian/Italian/Croatian/Serbian/Norwegian co-production.
Olivia and Aleksander live a normal life with their daughter Agatha. A seemingly perfect family falls apart when 25-year-old Julian appears in their home. His arrival turns Olivia and Alexander’s lives upside down and exposes their dysfunctional relationship. The script was written by Sonja Prosenc.
“The film tries to explore the topic of an emotionally drained elite with a great deal of humor,” says Sonja Prosenc, adding that the story is placed in the context of contemporary social issues.
Katarina Stegnar, Marko Mandić and Mila Bezjak play the main roles, and they are joined by French actress Aliocha Schenider and Norwegian actor Kristoffer Joner.
Filming takes place in Ljubljana and the Karst (Vodice, Hrpelje, Kozina), and will continue in the Friuli-Julian countryside (Italy). Filming is expected to wrap up at the end of November 2022.
Redemption produced by Rok Cečen trú Mono in co-production with Marta Zaccaron via Incipit Film (Italy), Tamara Babun through Wolfgang & Dolly (Croatia), Dimče Stojanovski through Live pictures (Serbia) and Jarle Bjorknes through Incitus Film (Norway), in collaboration with Tomsa Film (France). The project is supported by Slovenian Film CenterMiC – Ministero della Cultura (Italy), Fondo Audiovisivo FVG (Italy), FVG Film Commission (Italy), Croatian Audiovisual Center, Film Center of Serbia and RTV Slovenia.
The budget is estimated at 1.5 million euros, producer Rok Sečen told FNE.
During the development phase, the project was supported by Creative Europe MEDIA, Mediafonder Zeyfr (Norway), Rogaland Filmkraft (Norway) and AARI ISP.
The film is expected to be completed in the spring of 2023.
Production information:
Manufacturer:
Monoo Institute (Slovenia)
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Co-producers:
Incipit Film (Italy)
Wolfgang & Dolly (Croatia)
Live pictures (Serbia)
Incitus film (Norwegian)
Credits:
Director: Sonja Prosenc
Screenwriter: Sonja Prosenc
DoP: Mitja Ličen
Editor: Ivana Fumić
Set designer: Tajana Čanić Stanković
Costume designers: Gilda Venturini, Dubravka Skvrce
Make-up artists: Tina Šubic, Lija Ivančič
Starring: Katarina Stegnar, Marko Mandić, Mila Bezjak, Aliocha Schneider, Kristoffer Joner, Judita Franković Brdar, Jure Henigman, Ana Djurić – Konstrakta, Matija Vastl