KAJ TI JE DEKLICA
Lucija (Jara Sofija Ostan) is an introvert who is prone to drifting off into daydreams. Key among these are the vividly painted lips of Ana-Marija (Mina Svajger), a confident and popular senior who, like Lucija, sings alto in their Catholic school's all-girls choir.
When the choir travels to northern Italy, Lucija finds herself attracted to a workman renovating the convent, causing tension within her newly formed social circle. Slovenian director Urska Djukic digs deep into the fertile terrain of religion and adolescent hormones and finds something fresh in this powerful coming-of-age drama.
Premiering at the 2025 Berlin Film Festival, this feature debut launched Djukic as a new female director to watch. The title comes from the ‘Sonic Youth’ song of the same name which plays over the closing credits, and whose lyrics perfectly encapsulate the frustrations of the film’s lead character.
