Nenad Veličković

This documentary was inspired by the artistic life of Serbian actress Sonja Savić. Being a wonder child, a star of Yugoslavian cinematography, a sex symbol, and urban legend of the eighties generation, a fighter against establishment, Sonja Savić had always attracted attention. Simply put, she always looked, spoke and thought differently from others, she was entirely autonomous, an authentic phenomenon of Serbian culture. In the documentary SONJA, friends and colleagues of Sonja Savić testify on many aspects of her life and work, and a special emphasis is put on Sonja’s libertarian, rebellious, Don Quixote type of nature.

After years of living in Canada, Maria returns to Serbia to visit her grandmother, Lela, who now resides in a nursing home. Initially overjoyed with her grandmothers excitement to see her, Maria soon realizes that Lela believes she is actually 'Manuela', a character from her favorite soap opera...