Regional Competition

A Belgrade apartment divided in two tells the story of a family and serves as a symbol of a country in political turmoil. Srbijanka Turajlić, who grew up in it, was only two when the property was split, on the orders of the then communist government. The doors leading to the other rooms were locked, and the place was still shut off 30 years later, when Srbijanka’s daughter Mila, who is also the author of the film, was born. Srbijanka, a prominent political and activist who played a leading role in the revolution, still lives in one half of the original apartment. In a film that rarely leaves this space, Mila paints a poignant portrait of her mother, a resolute woman with no qualms about her past actions, even though they put her life in danger. Does the new generation view things the same way?