Rekvijem za gospođu J. / Requiem for Mrs. J. Jeleni je dosadio život. Godinu dana ranije, umro joj je muž i Jelena se, bez obzira što živi sa svoje dvije kćeri i svekrvom, neprestano osjeća usamljeno i umorno. Na kraju sedmice, na godišnjicu muževljeve smrti, odlučuje se na samoubistvo. Jelena je već pripremila pištolj, ali prije toga ima dosta za obaviti: naći klesara koji će uklesati sliku na nadgrobni spomenik, te ovjeriti zdravstvenu knjižicu. Da bi to uradila, potrebno je da donese potvrdu da je proteklih dvadeset godina bila zaposlena i dobijala platu. U zemlji, koja se stalno nalazi u procjepu između patnje i tranzicije, ova tiha, skromna žena polako počinje shvatati da ništa nije onako jednostavno kakvim se na početku čini. Vlast je preopterećena, Jelenina nekadašnja firma je bankrotirala, a preostali zaposlenici samo trate vrijeme. A kraj sedmice sve je bliži. Bojan Vuletić rođen je 1977. godine u Beogradu. Studirao je filmsku i TV režiju na Fakultetu dramskih umetnosti. Njegov nagrađivani igrani prvenac, PRAKTIČAN VODIČ KROZ BEOGRAD SA PEVANJEM I PLAKANJEM, premijerno je prikazan na Međunarodnom fimskom festivalu u Karlovym Varyma. Njegov drugi igrani film, REKVIJEM ZA GOSPOĐU J., premijerno je prikazan u programu Panorama Special ovogodišnjeg Filmskog festivala u Berlinu. E Jelena has had enough of life. Her husband died a year ago, and she feels tired and lonely – in spite of her two daughters and her mother-in-law, all of whom share her flat. She has decided that at the end of the week, on the anniversary of her husband’s death, she will commit suicide. She has a pistol ready for the job. But there are a number of things to sort out beforehand: she needs to get a mason to put her portrait photograph on her gravestone and renew her health insurance card. In order to do so, Jelena needs proof she has been a salaried employee for the past 20 years. Gradually, this quiet, humble woman begins to realise that nothing is simple in a country that is constantly swinging back and forth between torment and transition. The authorities are unable to cope, Jelena’s former employers are now bankrupt and the remaining staff are just killing time. And the end of the week is drawing near.
Bojan Vuletić was born in 1977 in Belgrade. He studied Film and Television Directing at the Faculty of Dramatic Arts in Belgrade. His feature film debut PRACTICAL GUIDE TO BELGRADE WITH SINGING AND CRYING premiered at the Karlovy Vary International Film Festival and went on to win several awards. His second feature REQUIEM FOR MRS. J. had its world premiere at the Berlinale in the Panorama Special section in 2017.
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Serbia, Bulgaria, Macedonia, Russia, France, 2017, Colour, 94 min, Serbian Režija / Director: Bojan Vuletić Scenarij / Screenplay: Bojan Vuletić Direktor fotografije / Director of Photography: Jelena Stanković Montaža / Editor: Vladimir Pavlovski Zvuk / Sound: Boris Trayanov Kostimografija / Costume Design: Lana Pavlović Scenografija / Production Design: Zorana Petrov Producent / Producer: Nenad Dukić, Pavlina Jeleva, Tomi Salkovski Produkcija / Production: SEE Film Pro, Geopoly Film, Skopje Film Studio Uloge / Cast: Mirjana Karanović, Jovana Gavrilović, Danica Nedeljković, Vučić Perović, Mirjana Banjac, Boris Isaković, Srđan Todorović, Valčo Karamašev Kontakt / Contact: Soul Food Films; info@soulfoodfilms.com FILMOGRAFIJA / FILMOGRAPHY: 2017 – REKVIJEM ZA GOSPOĐU J. / REQUIEM FOR MRS. J. 2011 – PRAKTIČAN VODIČ KROZ BEOGRAD SA PEVANJEM I PLAKANJEM / PRACTICAL GUIDE TO BELGRADE WITH SINGING AND CRYING