Murina (film)

Murina is an 2021 internationally co-produced drama film, directed by Antoneta Alamat Kusijanović, in her directorial debut, from a screenplay by Alamat Kusijanović and Frank Graziano. It stars Gracija Filipović, Leon Lučev, Danica Curcic and Cliff Curtis. Martin Scorsese serves as an executive producer under his Sikelia Productions banner.[2]

Murina
Directed by Antoneta Alamat Kusijanović
Written by
  • Antoneta Alamat Kusijanović
  • Frank Graziano
Produced by
  • Rodrigo Teixeira
  • Danijel Pak
Starring
CinematographyHélène Louvart
Edited byVladimir Gojun
Music byEvgueni Galperine
Production
companies
Distributed byKino Lorber
Release date
  • July 10, 2021 (2021-07-10) (Cannes)
Running time
92 minutes[1]
Countries
  • United States
  • Brazil
  • Croatia
  • Slovenia

It premiered at the 2021 Cannes Film Festival where it won the Caméra d'Or. At the subsequent Pula Film Festival it won three awards: Breza Award for Best Debutant (Antoneta Alamat Kusijanović), Golden Arena for Best Supporting Actress (Danica Ćurčić), and The Golden Gate of Pula - Arena Audience Award.

Cast

Production

In May 2018, it was announced Antoneta Alamat Kusijanovic would direct the film, from a screenplay she wrote alongside Frank Graziano, with Martin Scorsese set to executive produce under his Sikelia Productions banner.[3]

Principal photography took place in late 2019.[4]

Release

The film had its world premiere at the Cannes Film Festival in the Directors' Fortnight section on July 10, 2021. It won the Caméra d'Or award for best first feature.[5] In February 2022, Kino Lorber acquired distribution rights to the film.[6]

Reception

Murina currently holds an aggregated score of 93% on Rotten Tomatoes based on 29 reviews.[7] It has an aggregated Metacritic score of 74 indicating "generally favourable reviews" based on 8 reviews.[8]

References
  1. "Murina". Directors Fortnight. Retrieved July 10, 2021.
  2. Lodderhose, Diana (July 9, 2021). "'Murina': Croatian Filmmaker Antoneta Alamat Kusijanovic Swims Into Directors' Fortnight With Her Debut Feature – Cannes". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved July 10, 2021.
  3. Keslassy, Elsa (May 9, 2018). "Martin Scorsese's Sikelia Prods., RT Features Join Forces on 'Port Authority,' 'Murina' (EXCLUSIVE)". Variety. Retrieved July 10, 2021.
  4. Kay, Jeremy (July 10, 2021). "Why 'Murina' director Antoneta Alamat Kusijanovic believes life and film are the "ultimate creations" (exclusive)". Screen International. Retrieved July 10, 2021.
  5. Tartaglione, Nancy (June 8, 2021). "Cannes: Directors' Fortnight Lineup Includes Films From Clio Barnard, Alice Rohrwacher, Joanna Hogg – Full List". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved July 10, 2021.
  6. Kay, Jeremy (February 23, 2022). "Cannes Camera d'Or winner 'Murina' lands North American deal (exclusive)". Screen International. Retrieved February 23, 2022.
  7. "Murina". Rotten Tomatoes.
  8. "Murina Reviews". Metacritic. Retrieved 23 April 2022.
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