Have You Seen This Woman?/Da li ste videli ovu ženu? (Matija Gluščević, Dušan Zorić, Croatia/Serbia, 2022)

UK Premiere; presented with an online Q&A with directors Matija Gluščević and Dušan Zorić

In their disturbing and surreal feature debut, directors Matija Gluščević and Dušan Zorić offer a striking psycho-narrative about a middle-aged mother set against the backdrop of 1990s’ Belgrade. Following a triptych structure, we enter the fantasies and frustrations of Draginja, lived out by alternative versions of herself, with each played by Ksenija Marinković. In the first part, Draginja works as a door-to-door vacuum cleaner saleswoman who witnesses a suicide in one of her clients’ homes; the second part sees Draginja steal a baby from a maternity clinic to show it off to her friends and family; in the last, Draginja wanders Belgrade's streets at night, dancing in clubs and drinking, hoping to recover her lost memory. Gluščević and Zorić weave deft camera work with complex multi-narrative structure and visual style to create a dreamlike and bizarre cinematic experience.

The 2024 edition of Samizdat is supported by Screen Scotland’s National Lottery Film Festival and Screening Fund and Film Hub Scotland, part of the BFI’s Film Audience Network, awarding funds from Screen Scotland and National Lottery funding from the BFI.

Accessibility

Wheelchair accessible, English subtitles, Pay-what-you-can tickets (£0-£8)

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Content notes: sexual violence, graphic sex, drug use, violence, death and blood, nudity

Access notes: bright flashing lights, sudden loud noises