Country: Bosnia and Herzegovina
Year: 2026.
Duration: 14m 50s / 890s
Production: Academy of Arts in Banja Luka
Director: David Jelić
Screenplay: David Jelić
Producers: Kosta Ivičić
Director of Photography: David Šipka
Editing: Stribor Letić
Production Design: Dajana Maksimović, Jelena Maksimović
Costumes: Vladimirka Velaga
Sound Design: Srđan Radaković
Sixteen-year-old Jovana accepts a ride from her school principal, a respected candidate for mayor. What seems like a harmless favor turns into a disturbing psychological game in which the boundaries between protection, manipulation, and abuse disappear.
David Jelić is a film directing student at the Academy of Arts in Banja Luka. So far, through his work at the academy, he has written and directed 6 short fiction films and 1 short documentary. Through his artistic work, he explores themes of trauma, power, alienation, and emotional vulnerability.
