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KILL THE CHILDREN FIRST

Dimitar Orovcanec
MK, 2024, 106 Min

 A teenage gangster ballad: By chance, ballerina Matea discovers the secrets of human traffickers through a cell phone video. Local dignitaries are also involved in the scheme. Matea, her boyfriend Martin and his dim-witted friend George find themselves in mortal danger, culminating in a shoot-out Tarantino would be proud of.

#feature #thriller #clash

Performance

2024-11-06 | 20:00
Kammerbühne

Her boyfriend Martin lets her boss him around and also supports his best friend George, who owes money to a local petty criminal. The gun that George steals from his father, who has been suspended from the police force, soon comes to play a crucial role - when Matea and Martin accidentally come into contact with a far more dangerous type of criminal…

A brothel ship carrying an illegal human cargo, a compromising video, corruption at all levels and a trio of naive yet resourceful teenagers are the ingredients of this fast-paced, dark gangster comedy from North Macedonia. Leaps in time, witty dialogues and various crime locations make the film seem like a homage to Quentin Tarantino. Director Dimitar Orovchanec manages to shed light on social and moral fissures in post-Yugoslav society, in the process painting a picture of Skopje as a place caught between tradition and (international) organised crime. And sets the whole thing to the rousing music of Tchaikovsky.

Text: Kira Taszman

06.11.2024 | 20:00 | Kammerbühne (original version with English subtitles + simultaneous translation into German)

Drehbuch
Dimitar Orovcanec
Kamera
Vladimir Samoilovski
Ton
Darko Spasovski
Schnitt
Sofija Samoilovska Jovanovikj
Ausstattung
Sasho Blazhevski
Musik
Darko Spasovski and Igor Vasilev – Novogradska
Darsteller
Mia Giraud, Martin Gjorgoski, Stefan Spasov
Produzent
Atanas Georgiev, Dejan Iliev
Produktion
TRICE FILMS Skopje, DMF Films Skopje
Dimitar Orovcanec

Dimitar Orovcanec - Dimitar Orovcanec is a film&video writer/director. He began his career as a writer/director on the feature documentary OLGA produced by Emmy Award Winner Peter Rosen. Preceded and followed by several award-winning shorts. He wrote and directed over 80 TV commercials and music videos for numerous advertising agencies and video production companies. He also directed TV Docs and shows in his home country along with a handful of Theater Productions. He is currently in post-production for his debut narrative feature KILL THE CHILDREN FIRST produced by Academy Award nominated Atanas Georgiev.

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