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Directed by Michael Sturminger
At the age of three, Ozren only has to watch his mother while she‘s sleeping
to know that she’s the most beautiful woman in the world. A queen.
At the age of nine, he doesn’t understand why people swear at him on the
street, calling him a whore’s son, a sonofabitch: his mother works as a
waitress and that’s the only reason she’s hardly ever at home in
the evening.
At the age of 16 Ozren knows. He’s learnt a lot. About money from his mother,
about God from his Auntie Ljiljana, about the world from his Uncle Ante and about
whores from Pepi.
Now he’s determined to clear up the mystery surrounding his mother.
Austria / 86 min. / in German and Croatian
with English & Spanish subtitles
“Both sweet and tragic... There
is a stark beauty and sad honesty to director Michael Sturminger’s
work."
Capone, AIN'T IT COOL
NEWS
“The film fearlessly plumbs the depths
of this intense mother-son relationship, and also explores
the ways in which role models affect children's lives."
Laura Kern, THE NEW YORK TIMES
“Michael Sturminger has crafted a quiet character study, well acted and
fluently shot by cinematographer Jürgen Jürges, a Fassbinder alum."
Tom Beer, TIMEOUT NY
“Cool! Terrific! Richly textured!"
Jay Weissberg, VARIETY
“Oedipus gets a new workout in Michael Sturminger’s visually intriguing
film! Curiously touching!"
NEW YORK MAGAZINE
“Visually evocative!"
Elizabeth Weitzman, NEW YORK DAILY NEWS
“Strong performances!"
Ken Fox, TV GUIDE
 2006
Tiburon International Film Festival
Max
Ophüls Film Festival
Brussells
Film Festival
Moscow
Film Festival
Sao
Paulo
Film
Festival
Tallinn
Film
Festival
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