Murina movie storyline. Julija (Gracija Filipović) and her parents, Ante (Leon Lučev) and Nela (Danica Čurčić), live on a remote island along Croatia’s Adriatic coast. The film spans a weekend in the family’s life, during which Ante invites an old friend, Javier (Cliff Curtis), to their home and attempts to convince Javier to purchase their land and develop a luxe resort on it. The weekend quickly goes south when old resentments and familial tensions flare up.
Julija, characterized as a quiet but independent teenager, watches her parents undertake preparations for Javier’s visit with an air of disinterest, only participating when asked. She is an avid swimmer and spearfisher, who is most often portrayed wearing only a one-piece swimsuit, and throughout the weekend often retreats to the ocean.
After watching Javier and Nela flirt during a seaside excursion, Julija learns that her mother and Javier had a romantic relationship, and that Javier at one time intended to marry Nela. She presses Nela to pursue a renewed connection with Javier so that the two of them can leave Ante, who domineers over the family—but Nela refuses, saying that “as soon as he boards the plane,” Javier will forget about them.
The tension between the four comes to a head at a party for Javier the night before he’s meant to leave. Ante instructs Julija not to attend or to cause problems, and locks her in a closed-off section of the family home. Julija escapes by using a hatch in the floor to cave dive with a flashlight, and swimming to the site of the party. There, she and Ante clash.
Murina (Croatian for ‘moray eel’) is an 2021 internationally co-produced drama film, directed by Antoneta Alamat Kusijanović, in her directorial debut, from a screenplay by Alamat Kusijanović and Frank Graziano. It stars Gracija Filipović, Leon Lučev, Danica Curcic and Cliff Curtis. Martin Scorsese serves as an executive producer under his Sikelia Productions banner. It premiered at the 2021 Cannes Film Festival, where it won the Caméra d’Or. It was released in the United States on July 8, 2022, by Kino Lorber.
In May 2018, Antoneta Alamat Kusijanović was announced as the director, drawing from a screenplay she wrote alongside Frank Graziano. Martin Scorsese executive produced the film under his Sikelia Productions banner. Principal photography, led by Director of Photography Hélène Louvart, took place in late 2019.
Murina (2022)
Directed by: Antoneta Alamat Kusijanović
Starring: Gracija Filipović, Leon Lučev, Danica Curcic, Cliff Curtis, Niksa Butijer, Mislav Cavajda, Klara Mucci, Marina Redzepovic, Milan Strljic, Lovro Zafred, vana Zivkovic
Screenplay by: Antoneta Alamat Kusijanović, Frank Graziano
Cinematography by: Hélène Louvart
Film Editing by: Vladimir Gojun
Costume Design by: Amela Baksic
Art Direction by: Denis Baricevic
Music by: Evgueni Galperine
MPAA Rating: None.
Distributed by: Kino Lorber
Release Date: July 10, 2021 (Cannes), July 8, 2022 (United States)
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