Film
Description:
On
a
remote
island
along
Croatia’s
Adriatic
coast,
17-year-old
Julija
spends
her
days
diving
for
eel
with
her
domineering
father
Ante
and
watching
other
teens
party
on
a
nearby
yacht.
Julija
bristles
at
Ante’s
heavy-handed
cruelty
and
resents
her
mother
Nela’s
passivity.
She
longs
for
independence
but
is
unsure
how
to
achieve
it,
until
the
arrival
of
the
rich
and
mysterious
Javier
seems
to
offer
a
way
out.
Javier
is
considering
buying
Ante’s
land
to
build
a
resort,
which
would
allow
the
family
to
escape
their
island
isolation
for
the
city.
Once
Ante’s
employer
and
Nela’s
lover,
Javier
flirts
shamelessly
with
Nela
and
Julija,
setting
off
a
subtle
battle
of
hypermasculine
one-upmanship
that
pushes
Ante
to
humiliate
and
control
Julija
even
more.
Flattered
by
Javier’s
praise
and
stories
of
traveling
the
world,
Julija
sees
him
as
the
solution
to
all
her
problems.
But
does
his
affection
portend
freedom,
or
something
more
sinister?
Winner
of
the
Caméra
d’Or
at
the
Cannes
Film
Festival,
lensed
by
award-winning
cinematographer
Hélène
Louvart
(The
Lost
Daughter,
Never
Rarely
Sometimes
Always),
and
Executive
Produced
by
Martin
Scorsese,
Murina
features
a
ferocious,
star-making
central
performance
by
Gracija
Filipović
and
the
most
sumptuous
images
of
the
Mediterranean
since
The
Big
Blue.
Equal
parts
fiery
feminist
outcry
and
stirring
coming-of-age
drama,
the
film
announces
director
Antoneta
Alamat
Kusijanović
as
a
major
new
talent
in
world
cinema.
Visit the Princess Cinemas website to learn more about show times and the film.