Hidden People
COMPETITION • FEATURE • FICTION
2025 • 98min • Colour • 5.1 Dolby SRD • DCP • 2,39:1
Slovenian, English, Icelandic with Slovenian and English subtitles.
Co-funded by the Slovenian Film Centre.
Guti and Sig wake up beaten, hungover, and handcuffed together on a riverbank near Ljubljana. Sig, obviously a tourist, suffers from memory loss and can’t remember where he is from. Together with Guti, they embark on a journey to recover Sig’s passport and identity and, in the meantime, work on Guti’s dream project: a river raft to rebuild Guti’s life.
CAST:
BLAŽ ŠEF (GUTI), ÓLAFUR DARRI ÓLAFSSON (SIG), LUKA MARČETIĆ (BUNNY), BARBARA RIBNIKAR (IRENA), ANA URBANC (MONIKA), JANEZ HOČEVAR (FISH), IGOR SAMOBOR (BIZJAK), GREGOR GRUDEN (JANEZ), MAJA BOH (FISH'S WIFE), OSKAR PERPAR (ANDREJ)
DIRECTOR’S STATEMENT:
Hidden People is a fairy-tale dramedy about new beginnings and unexpected friendships that can help us find our place under the sun, even if we must travel 4,000 kilometers to find it.
2025 • 98min • Colour • 5.1 Dolby SRD • DCP • 2,39:1
Slovenian, English, Icelandic with Slovenian and English subtitles.
Co-funded by the Slovenian Film Centre.
| PRODUCER | DANIJEL HOČEVAR |
| CO-PRODUCERS | IGOR KECMAN, JELENA MITROVIĆ, HLÍN JÓHANNESDÓTTIR |
| PRODUCTION | VERTIGO |
| CO-PRODUCTION | RTV SLOVENIJA, BACKROOM PRODUCTION, URSUS PARVUS |
Guti and Sig wake up beaten, hungover, and handcuffed together on a riverbank near Ljubljana. Sig, obviously a tourist, suffers from memory loss and can’t remember where he is from. Together with Guti, they embark on a journey to recover Sig’s passport and identity and, in the meantime, work on Guti’s dream project: a river raft to rebuild Guti’s life.
| DIRECTOR | MIHA HOČEVAR |
| SCREENWRITERS | SRDJAN KOLJEVIĆ, MIHA HOČEVAR |
| DIRECTOR OF PHOTOGRAPHY | SIMON TANŠEK |
| MUSIC COMPOSER | UROŠ BUH |
| FILM EDITOR | JELENA MAKSIMOVIĆ |
| PRODUCTION DESIGNER | NEŽA ZINAJIĆ |
| COSTUME DESIGNER | NADJA BEDJANIČ |
| SOUND DESIGNERS | JULIJ ZORNIK, OGNJEN POPIĆ |
| MAKE-UP ARTIST | MOJCA GOROGRANC PETRUSHEVSKA |
| SOUND RECORDIST | IGOR ISKRA |
CAST:
BLAŽ ŠEF (GUTI), ÓLAFUR DARRI ÓLAFSSON (SIG), LUKA MARČETIĆ (BUNNY), BARBARA RIBNIKAR (IRENA), ANA URBANC (MONIKA), JANEZ HOČEVAR (FISH), IGOR SAMOBOR (BIZJAK), GREGOR GRUDEN (JANEZ), MAJA BOH (FISH'S WIFE), OSKAR PERPAR (ANDREJ)
DIRECTOR’S STATEMENT:
Hidden People is a fairy-tale dramedy about new beginnings and unexpected friendships that can help us find our place under the sun, even if we must travel 4,000 kilometers to find it.
