The film is a high-concept project with five stories exploring the themes of motherhood and pregnancy, directed by women filmmakers from five former Yugoslav republics. “Croatian Story” follows an anguished painter who must decide whether or not to keep one of her unborn twins, diagnosed with Down syndrome. “Serbian Story” finds an expectant mother in the same emergency room with a charming killer. “Bosnia-Herzegovina Story” centers on a financially strapped Sarajevo family whose son?s lover is pregnant. “Macedonian Story” unfolds in a clinic where a drug addict struggles to keep her baby, and “Slovenian Story” ends the omnibus on a humorous note with a nun who finds her own way to immaculate conception.
Ivona Juka, Marija Džidževa, Hanna Antonina Wojcik-Slak, Ines Tanović, Ana Maria Rossi
Director
Nera Stipičević
Sonja (segment "Hrvatska priča")
Goran Bogdan
Marin (segment "Hrvatska priča")
Nataša Ninković
Milena (segment "Srpska priča")
Sergej Trifunović
Đorđe (segment "Srpska priča")
Feđa Štukan
Haris (segment "Bosanskohercegovačka priča")
Nina Violić
Heder (segment "Bosanskohercegovačka priča")
Iva Zendelska
Irena (segment "Makedonska prikazna")
Slaviša Kajevski
Jane (segment "Makedonska prikazna")
Lucija Šerbedžija
Lena (segment "Slovenska zgodba")
Marko Mandić
Tamir (segment "Slovenska zgodba")
Mirela Brekalo
Antonija (segment "Hrvatska priča")
I can say without question, that this is the first movie I’ve ever seen where art imitates life so much that I could 100% identify with it on a personal level. The predominately Black cast of characters are people with hopes, dreams, fears, and ambitions.
'Alice' is a genre trifecta: one part revenge drama, one part historical account, one part throwback to Blaxploitation—kinda 'Django' meets 'Roots' meets 'Foxy Brown.'
Remember when there was this amazing comedy titled "National Lampoon's Vacation"? To this day, it is a true classic of the genre and certainly put a new spin on precisely what KINDS of insanity could occur when taking the fam on the road. Then, like with so many successful films, there was the sequel (which for me was even MORE of a classic than the original!). However, the third film emerged....and then a fourth. Suddenly, the luster was gone and disappointment set in.
“To be universal, you have to get specific”: while the film does not attempt to provoke discussions about queerness or race, those watching closely may find something resonant in Sorrentino’s love letter to the Naples of his youth.
With so many binge-worthy TV shows floating around and new ones constantly being released, I have compiled a list of some more recent TV shows that rank high on the diversity scale for both the cast and crew.
"First Day" is a trans kid slice-of-life tv show that brings desperately needed diversity to coming-of-age stories in mainstream media. Here's a show that get's it right by having a trans actress in a story centered on trans girlhood.