THE HAPPIEST MAN IN THE WORLD
NajsreЌniot Čovek na Svetot | The Happiest Man in the World
North Macedonia, Belgium, Slovenia, Denmark, Croatia, Bosnia and Herzegovina – 2022 – Color – 95’
Direction: Teona Strugar Mitevska | Script: Elma Tataragić, Teona Strugar Mitevska |Cinematography: Virginie Saint Martin | Editing: Per K. Kirkegaard | Costumes: Monika Lorber | Cast: Jelena Kordic Kuret, Adnan Omerovic, Labina Mitevska, Ana Kostovska, Ksenija Marinkovic, Izudin Bajrovic, Irma Alimanovic, Vedrana Bozinovic, Mona Muratovic, Nikolina Kujaca, Sinisa Vidovic, Kemal Rizvanovic | Production: Labina Mitevska, Sébastien Delloye, Danijel Hočevar, Vanja Sremac, Maria Møller Christoffersen, Amra Bakšić Čamo, Adis Đapo
Asja, a 40-year-old single woman living in Sarajevo, is looking for love. Trying out intensive methods to meet new people and encouraged by her mother, she joins a speed dating event, where she is matched with Zoran, a 43-year-old banker. But despite their seemingly successful pairing, their haunting past returns to prove that the two of them were once found on opposite battlefields and that Zoran is in search of redemption rather than a romantic affair.
*The film was nominated for the Venice Horizons Award at this year's Venice Film Festival. It also had its Greek premiere at the 63rd Thessaloniki Film Festival.ο Φεστιβάλ Κινηματογράφου της Θεσσαλονίκης.
