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GEPACK

GEPACK

Žiga Kukovič
SI, 2024, 97 Min

American Pie meets Slovenian road movie: Four best friends set off for a music festival on the Croatian coast with only one thing in mind: alcohol, partying and women. When they find out that one of them has a shipment of cocaine in his luggage however, it's not just the impending border control that puts their friendship to the test.

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Performance

2024-11-09 | 17:30
Glad-House

It is also the differences between the young men that make this friendship amusing and authentic at the same time. Bosti, a sorrowful, brooding individual, Nace, a drummer in need of harmony, the wisecracking macho Jon and Sreco, the introverted Polaroid photographer. It is the latter who not entirely willingly, and secretly, brings the forbidden goods along, thus attracting the attentions of a mysterious pursuer who is hot on their heels. On empty streets, in the midst of broad fields and in the golden light of the sunset, they strive for freedom and realise, in doing so, that they must escape their own inner shackles. Inspired by a similar excursion of his own, screenwriter and director Žiga Kukovič tells in this, his feature film debut, an atmospherically stirring tale, one rich in situational comedy which occasionally takes aim at its own male romanticism without, in the process, completely abandoning a sense seriousness. Kukovič and Robert Kladnik, both known as social media stars in Slovenia, began independently producing GEPACK in 2022 after failed attempts at obtaining funding.

Text: Merlin Webers

09.11.2024 | 17:30 | Glad-House (original version with English subtitles + simultaneous translation into German)

Drehbuch
Žiga Kukovič
Kamera
Matic Gabriel
Ton
Tim Žibrat
Schnitt
Žiga Kukovič
Musik
Leon Firšt, Tim Žibrat
Darsteller
Maks Dakskobler, Tine Ugrin, Robert Kladnik, Jan Gerl Korenč, Pia Skvarča
Produzent
Žiga Kukovič, Robert Kladnik, Matic Gabriel
Produktion
3230 PRODUKCIJA
Co-Produktion
Matjaž Javšnik, Nik Gradišnik, Tim Žibrat
Žiga Kukovič

Žiga Kukovič - Žiga Kukovič is a young Slovenian film director and screenwriter who has made a name for himself in the Slovenian film industry with his short films and contributions to various film projects.

His latest project, Gepack, put him on a wider map as a director, winning two Golden Rolls in Slovenian cinemas with a low-budget, indie-produced movie.

He is also known for various short films, having won back-to-back Golden Muvit awards in 2022 and 2023. His films have competed in different festivals, where he has received accolades such as the Filmfreš Grand Prix (Filmfresh Visionary 2024), Best Cinematography (Filmfresh Visionary 2023), and a special mention at the Independent Film Festival of Slovenia 2024, to name a few.

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