Saša

"Saša delights overall with its physically modest yet considerable narrative arc involving characters who are at once funny and fully dimensional.” Dennis Harvey (Variety)

Genre Drama, Coming-of Age Story
Year of Production 2009
Director Dennis Todorović
Principal Cast Saša Kekez, Pedja Bjelac, Jasin Mjumjunov, Ljubisa Lupo Grujcic, Yvonne Yung Hee, Tim Bergmann, Arno Kempf
Length 102 mins
International Festival Screenings Chicago 2010, Hof 2010

Life can be pretty complicated when you are 19 years old, gay and secretly in love with your piano teacher! Actually, being gay in Cologne shouldn't be a problem, unless you haven't had your coming-out and are oblivious to the fact that your heart-throb isn't that trustworthy. Things get even worse when you have a mother who is obsessed with the idea that her son is a musical genius, and a father, who has already planned your future in the family homeland of Montenegro. But eventually, the time comes when you have to make the tough decisions and not be afraid of the consequences - although it sure takes a lot of courage to stand up for yourself.

Dennis Todorović was born in Ellwangen in 1977. He studied film at the ARTTS International in Bubwith, England. Following graduation, he received a grant and moved to Prague, where he worked in film and TV production for three years. After returning to Germany, he studied direction at International Film School in Cologne from 2002 -2005. His graduation film Amor Fati was screened at the 2006 Locarno IFF and was also nominated for a First Steps Award. In 2007, he attended the master class at the Andrzej Wajda Film School in Warsaw. The following year, he joined the Sarajevo Talent Campus and the Berlinale Talent Campus, where he developed the script for his first feature-length film Saša.

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