The White Fortress
1h 29m
"The White Fortress is a startling, hypnotizing, but above all haunting work destined to linger." Globe and Mail
Berlin International Film Festival
Thessaloniki International Film Festival
Vancouver International Film Festival
Set in the rundown Sarajevo suburb of Alipasino Polje, writer/director Igor Drljaca's gripping drama focusses on Faruk (Pavle Cemerikic, giving a captivating performance), an orphan who lives with his ill grandmother and spends his days foraging for scrap metal and dabbling in petty crime. One day he meets Mona (Sumeja Dardagan), a timid teen from a politically powerful and affluent family. As Mona dreams of escaping the overbearing toxicity of her home life, she seeks refuge and opens herself up to Faruk, a boy from a world entirely different than her own.
Canada, Bosnia & Herzegovina - 2021 - 1h 29m
Directed By: Igor Drljaca
Written By: Igor Drljaca
Starring: Pavle Cemerikic, Sumeja Dardagan, Jasmin Geljo