Bad blood – Ancestral Sin

2021

Feature Film

Genre: period drama
Duration: 104’
Language: Serbian, Albanian, Turkish
World sales: MEDIA Move
Press clipping: Film New Europe article
VOD Platform: Netflix

Synopsis

The film follows the story of Trifun, a prominent Serbian merchant, who tries to keep the peace with the Turkish authorities, but also maintains his reputation and influence in Vranje, an important Turkish town near the border with liberated Serbia. While Trifun is preparing his two sons to succeed him as the leader among the Serbian people, not only the powerful Turkish beys but also his family are causing him trouble. Trifun makes difficult decisions that will later affect his descendants, the heroes from the novel “Bad Blood”.

Cast

Dragan Bjelogrlic, Andjela Jovanovic, Katarina Radivojevic, Nela Mihailovic, Fedja Stukan, Dejan Bucin, Marko Grabez, Nedim Nezirovic, Teodora Dragicevic, Milica Gojkovic, Aleksandar Ristoski

Crew

BASED ON THE WORKS / Borisav Stankovic
SCREENPLAY / Vojislav Nanovic
DIRECTORS / Milutin Petrovic
DIRECTOR OF PHOTOGRAPHY / Erol Zubcevic
PRODUCTION DESIGNER / Milenko Jeremic
COSTUME DESIGNER / Marina Medenica
PRODUCER / Snezana van Houwelingen

SUPPORTED BY / MEDIA Creative Europe, Film Center Serbia, The Ministry of Culture of the Republic of Serbia

Festivals

European Film Festival Palic, Festival filmskog scenarija Vrnjacka banja, Dunav film fest, Niski susreti

AWARDS / Audience Award (European Film Festival Palic), Award for best screenplay (Festival filmskog scenarija Vrnjacka banja), Award for best foreign male actor – Fedja Stukan (Niski susreti)