Sunshine, gelato, and sudden slaughter — Yugoslavia's most unsettling vacation gone wrong.
An experimental film about a peaceful and carefree life in a small Dalmatian town, which turns into bloodshed and horror on the eve of the Italian occupation of the country.
Direction
Mimica weaponizes beautiful wide shots against you.
Cinematography
Dalmatian coast never looked more sinister.
Director
Vatroslav Mimica
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Mimica filmed in his native Split, using local non-actors whose genuine dialect and mannerisms amplify the documentary-like horror when violence arrives.
The film's structure deliberately mirrors how Yugoslavs experienced occupation — normalcy, then sudden rupture, with no preparation or explanation given to characters or audience.
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