![]() ![]() "Patriarchy knows no religion": director Alankrita Shrivastava discusses "Lipstick Under My Burkha" This is why viewers root for her to claim her independence. Filipovic's strong, internal performance communicates so much of her thoughts with her eyes and body language. Kusijanovic - who directed the 2017 short film, " Into the Blue" which also starred Filipovic as Julija - addresses issues of toxic masculinity, class, and teenage sexuality with grace, making Ante as hateful as Javier is appealing to a sheltered 17-year-old girl. ![]() But while the film plays up the slippery relationship between Javi and Julija, "Murina" also includes a love triangle between Javier, Nela, and Ante. It is a metaphor for the deal with Javier. He pushes his daughter out of the way to catch the murina (moray eel) of the title. ![]() The film artfully shows the power dynamics between Julija and her father from the very first scene where they are spearfishing. But Ante is not going to let his daughter go so easily. When Ante's rich friend, Javier (Cliff Curtis), arrives in Croatia to consider buying Ante's land, Julija sees Javier as a ticket out of her trapped life. This intense drama has the teenage Julija (Gracija Filipovic), wriggling under the thumb of her controlling father, Ante (Leon Lucev), and docile mother, Nela (Danica Curcic). Antoneta Alamat Kusijanovic's fantastic feature debut, "Murina" won the Palm d'Or at Cannes last year and boasts Martin Scorsese as an executive producer. ![]()
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