Writer-director, Antoneta Alamat Kusijanovic was born in Dubrovnik, Croatia, where from the age of seven she acted at the Marin Drzic Theater of the City of Dubrovnik. Ana’s mounting rejection re-ignites Julija’s wounds and family history, awakening the monster of violence she thought she’s left behind. ![]() But Ana is in love with a boy and Julija is no longer a priority. Emotionally scarred, Julija is desperate to reconnect with her best friend, Ana. ![]() Thirteen year old Julija and her mother flee their abusive household to find refuge on an idyllic Croatian island where Julija grew up. The film has been developed through NISI MASA in Vilnius and Luxemburg and was part of the Berlinale Film Festival script development, short film section, along with 10 other participants. The co-producers are: Slovenian Blade Production and German Kontrast Film. ![]() The film is jointly funded by the Croatian Audiovisual Centre with €45,000, the Slovenian fund with €20,000 and the City of Dubrovnik. ‘Into the Blue’ ( Plavetnilo ) is a short fiction film by the upcoming Croatian-American director Antoneta Alamat Kusijanović, produced by Barbara Vekarić from the film company Motion ( ). “Is violence nurtured or inherited?” An abused teenage girl thirsts for love, but her best friend’s cruelty awakens in her the violence she’s been desperately trying to escape.
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