Beanie
COMPETITION · FEATURE · FICTION
2022 · 86 min · colour · DIGITAL · DCP · 1:2,35
Slovenian with English subtitles. Co-funded by the Slovenian Film Centre.
| PRODUCER | IDA WEISS |
| PRODUCTION | SENCA STUDIO |
| CO-PRODUCTION | WADY FILMS, OBJECTIF, STUDIO DIM, RTV SLOVENIJA, RTVS SLOVAŠKA RADIOTELEVIZIJA |
Erik is a 9-year-old boy living in a children’s home as his parents can’t look after him. His only Christmas wish is to go home, but instead, he is selected in the draw to spend the holiday with a wealthy charitable family and their 7-year-old daughter Lučka. In the middle of the night in the living room, the kids catch Santa and hide in his car, starting an adventure that will have both their secret wishes fulfilled, but not in the way they’ve expected.
| DIRECTED BY | SLOBODAN MAKSIMOVIĆ |
| WRITTEN BY | SAŠA ERŽEN |
| DIRECTOR OF PHOTOGRAPHY | SVEN PEPEONIK |
| MUSIC | MICHAL NOVINSKI |
| EDITED BY | JURIJ MOŠKON |
| PRODUCTION DESIGN | MATEJA MEDVEDIĆ |
| COSTUME DESIGN | CARMEN DI PINTO |
| SOUND DESIGN | MICHEL SCHILLINGS, JEROEN TRUIJENS, LUCA THEIS |
| LEAD ANIMATOR | MICHAL STRUSS |
| MAKE UP ARTIST | EVA URŠIČ |
| SOUND RECORDING | ARNAUD MELLET |
| CAST | GAJ ČRNIČ (ERIK), KAJA PODREBERŠEK (LUČKA), AJDA SMREKAR (BARBARA), MOJCA FATUR (ANA), FRANO MAŠKOVIĆ (BORIS), MILA MAKSIMOVIĆ (MAJA), TILEN KOLBE (FILIP), EMIL KULOVIĆ (JANKO) |
Director’s statement:
»For me, working with Kaja and Gaj was a once-in-a-lifetime experience. When we started shooting, I saw them as talented kids; by the end of it they had become extraordinary actors and great friends. I enjoyed their honesty, incredible performance, and endurance every single day.«
