Miljenka Čogelja
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Documentary series "Slumbering Concrete" erects its narrative around modern architecture in Croatia and regions of the former Yugoslavia - an area distinguished by large number of vacated and ruinous buildings from 20th century that are of immense architectural significance. The series is composed of 4 thematic chapters, of which the first is dedicated to architecture of tourism purposes, second to monuments and commemorative buildings, third to post-industrial and post-military landscapes and fourth to great ambitions of unfinished modernizations.
Slumbering Concrete

One phone call shakes Petra's life from the ground up. Her husband's fatal collapse causes Petra to become a widow from day to day. As she soon finds out, sadness and loneliness are not the only challenges she has to face.
Year of the Widow

A traumatic event – a sudden suicide attempt – opens a gap in the everyday life of a family of three. Their lives change fundamentally, as if they've been pulled into a war invisible to everyone else. The plot is limited to the most acute, a short period of time and a situation that boils down to the most important thing – to save a loved one. The film was based on the personal experience of the director, who also plays the leading role.
Safe Place

Branko dwells on the fringes of Belgrade society. Isolated and unable to sleep, he speaks to no-one. His only obsession seems to be his younger brother, whose muddy shoes, bloodstained sheets, and murky whereabouts unsettle him. As paranoia sets in, Branko realises his brother isn't the strange one. He is.
Desire Lines

Hundreds of teenagers join the Slovak Recruits paramilitary group to get ready for the final clash of civilizations and to fight whoever invades their country.
When the War Comes
After money that was being saved for a man's funeral mysteriously vanishes, chaotic disarray begins growing within a family's ranks, turning the once peaceful and mournful family members into an angry mob driven by emotions, whilst decades old relationships and patriarchal structures begin to show their cracks, with the man's widow deciding to stand up for herself and find a new place for each of them among the newfound chaos.
Milch Cow
Growing up, Željko, Miha and Zvone used to be best friends. However, on the cusp of their adulthood, old feuds and new challenges slowly turn their friendship into a mosaic of burdains and rivalries. As the spring and the caroling season approach their small village, the boys are put to the test which will forever change the course of their relationship.
The Boar
Maša and her boyfriend decide to visit their friends who own a property on a small Dalmatian island. What starts off as a potentially fun vacation turns into a game of trust when Maša confides to her friend that she's expecting, with this sudden revelation testing the boundries of everyone's comfort zone.
Five Days at the Sea

The film "We wanted workers, we got people" tells about the exploitation of Bosnian construction workers in Slovenia.