Slovenian film wins multiple awards
Slovenian director Luka Marčetić’s film Girl in the Night has received multiple awards at the Festival of Slovenian Film, including Best Screenplay, the FIPRESCI Award, and several technical prizes. The film also won the Best Picture Award at Fantastic Fest, a festival known for showcasing genre films.Plot follows two outcast characters
Girl in the Night follows a young kleptomaniac named Rok, played by Urban Kuntaric, who works the night shift at a gas station. One night, he encounters a young woman, Lara Wolf, who acts as a self-appointed vigilante searching for missing pets, lost objects, and other unnoticed crimes. The film explores the unexpected interactions between these two outcasts.Marčetić's third feature film
Girl in the Night is Marčetić's third feature-length film and was also written by him. The film is noted for its originality, a quality that is rare in contemporary cinema. The cinematography by Lev Predan Kowarski, with its use of yellow, blue, and green tones, contributes to the film's distinctive visual style.Casting and visual style stand out
The casting of Urban Kuntaric and Lara Wolf was crucial in portraying characters with unusual motivations and ambiguous traits. The film's close-ups on their facial expressions, ranging from comedic to horrorish, are highlighted as a notable aspect of the production.Slovenian cinema's originality
The film is produced by Temporama in co-production with 001 and Studio Cepelin. It is considered a significant contribution to Slovenian cinema, which has shown a tendency to produce original stories that conventional filmmaking often struggles to bring to the screen. Another recent example of this trend is Ida Who Sang So Badly Even the Dead Rose Up and Joined Her in Song, which also won multiple awards at the Festival of Slovenian Films, including the main prize.
