WORKING CLASS GOES TO HELL
Original Title | RADNIČKA KLASA IDE U PAKAO
Director | Mladen Đorđević
Serbia, Bulgaria, Greece, Montenegro, Croatia, Romania, 127 min
SYNOPSIS
The factory that once employed the entire town and surrounding villages has been closed down due to a questionable privatization process, coinciding with a tragic incident where a group of its workers perished in a deliberately set fire. The remaining workers, devastated by the loss of their loved ones and the subsequent corrupt sale of the factory, initiate protests, but their efforts seem futile, yielding no concrete results. Feeling abandoned not only by the authorities but also by their cherished church, they find themselves seeking solace and answers in the supernatural. A charismatic woman named Svetlana (Tamara Krcunovic), an ex-convict Miya (Leon Lucev), and other determined workers band together to explore mystical avenues for hope and justice. As they clumsily delve into the mysterious realm, they undergo social, emotional, and sexual liberation, and unexpectedly tap into an inner power they didn’t know they possessed.
- Toronto International Film Festival 2023
Sense Production (RS)
Banda (RS)
Agitprop (BG)
Homemade Films (GR)
Adriatic Western (ME)
Kinorama (HR)
Tangaj Production (RO)
Cinnamon Film (RS)
ERT (GR)
n /a
Tamara Krcunovic
Leon Lucev
Momo Picuric
Ivan Djordjevic
Szilvia Kriszan
Lidija Kordic
Mirsad Tuka
Olivera Viktorovic
Tomislav Trifunovic
Stefan Shterev
Writer | Mladen Đorđević
Director | Mladen Đorđević
Producer |Milan Stojanović, Mladen Đorđević
Co-producer | Martichka Bozhilova, Ivan Marinovic, Maria Drandaki, Ankica Jurić Tilić, Anamaria Antoci, Ivica Vidanovic, Nevena Savic
Director of Photography | Dusan Grubin
Editor | Lazar Predojev
Sound | Alexandru Dumitru
Production Designer | Zorana Petrov
Costume Designer | Jelena Djordjevic
Sound recordists | Momchil Bozhkov, Nenad Sciban
VFX | Pantelis Anastasiadis
Film Center Serbia
Bulgarian National Film Center
Greek Film Centre
Film Centre Montenegro
Croatian Audiovisual Centre
Eurimages
Chainsaw Europe
Holland Film Meeting
Connecting Cottbus
Transilvania Pitch Stop
Running Time 127 min
Aspect Ratio 1.85
Sound 5.1
Color
Screening Format DCP 2K
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