Mario Knezović

"Dancing on the Grave" shows an unusual family. The characters are at the mercy of each other. Lucana (25) competes with her brother Stjepko (30) to win their mother's affection. Lucana has no chance of winning because she cannot change what's between her legs.

A family that fled war-stricken Bosnia 30 years ago lives on a farm in Croatia. As a storm rages outside, they find a stranger hiding in their barn. The woman is convinced that he is a refugee and wants to help him, but her xenophobic husband opposes the idea. Their 10-year-old son finds himself torn between the kindness of a good Samaritan and cruelty.

A traumatic event – a sudden suicide attempt – opens a gap in the everyday life of a family of three. Their lives change fundamentally, as if they've been pulled into a war invisible to everyone else. The plot is limited to the most acute, a short period of time and a situation that boils down to the most important thing – to save a loved one. The film was based on the personal experience of the director, who also plays the leading role.

An idealistic ham radio operator is trapped in a besieged town and struggles to survive the madness around him.

In a dystopian future, Matja and his family face an unresolved tragedy. Despite losing his faith and struggling to find his true self, the dawn breaks over the valley, revealing that the only way to deal with trauma and evil is to face them head-on.

In an urban war zone where everything that moves is a target, Paul tries to live, love and inform.

Slobodan meets his father Nenad for the first time in twenty-five years to discuss signing over the deed of the house, which Nenad wants to leave him. Their relationship has been strained ever since Nenad left Croatia during the war in the nineties.

No começo da vida adulta, Alma deixa a casa da mãe na Holanda e viaja para sua terra natal, a Bósnia, para encontrar o pai que nunca conheceu. Mas desde o início, nada corre como planejado. Seu primo Emir não é receptivo e zomba da vida fácil da jovem no Ocidente. Ao mesmo tempo, uma forte atração sexual leva a jovem a se relacionar com o melhor amigo de Emir, o problemático Denis. À medida que os obstáculos aumentam, Alma segue determinada a achar o pai. Ela só precisará conhecer a si mesma antes.

Em Stip, uma pequena cidade na Macedônia, todo mês de janeiro o padre local joga uma cruz de madeira no rio e centenas de homens mergulham atrás dela. Sorte e prosperidade são garantidas a quem a recupera. Desta vez, Petúnia mergulha na água e consegue pegar a cruz antes dos outros. Seus concorrentes ficam furiosos: como uma mulher ousa participar desse ritual? A situação sai do controle na comunidade, mas Petúnia se mantém firme. Ela conseguiu sua cruz e não irá desistir.

In 1994, a young family of Bosnian refugees find themselves in a little Dutch village after receiving their residence permit. Absurd situations occur as they attempt to turn this new world into their home.

As a present for her 6th birthday, Selma gets a live chicken. When she realises the animal is going to be killed to feed the family, she decides to save it and set it free, unaware of the high stakes such action will lead to.

In order to recover the body of her son lost during the war in Bosnia, a grieving, but strong-willed Muslim woman, Halima, must track down her estranged niece, who we find carries a mysterious connection to him.

Bosnia and Herzegovina, 1991. After the fall of the communists, Divko Buntić, who has lived in exile in Germany for the past twenty years, returns to the village where he grew up, intent on reclaiming ownership of his family home, driving a swanky Mercedes and accompanied by his young bride; by Bonny, his lucky black cat; and with pockets full of money.