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GUARDIAN OF THE FRONTIER

Published: 3. October 2015

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Synopsis

For their summer holidays, three students Alja, Žana and Simona, decide to take a canoe trip down the Kolpa river, the river which divides Slovenia from Croatia. They are unaware that they are being watched by the Guardian of the Frontier, a conservative local politician, the self-styled defender of traditional Slovenian values, who is quite possible prepared to kill those who transgress.

As the girls float deeper into the woods, cracks develop in the three girls’ relationship. Is there more than friendship between Alja and Žana? Does Simona harbour a secret sympathy for the Guardian and what he stands for?

With nowhere to turn, the three girls must decide: what is a border crossing and what is just an imaginary line?

OFFICIAL WEBSITE

varuh-meje.belafilm.si

FESTIVALS

Kinematografska premiera:
Kolosej Ljubljana, 9. 5. 2002

 

2002

  • 52nd Berlin International Film Festival (Germany), 6. – 17. 2. 2002 – in PANORAMA section / Manfred-Salzgeber Jury Prize
  • 24th International Woman Directors Film Festival (Creteil, France), 15. – 24. 3. 2002 – in competition
  • 5. Festival of Slovenian Film (Portorož, Slovenia), 4. – 6. 4. 2002 – in competition /Best Actress Award to Iva Krajnc (Festival Jury) and Best Director Award to Maja Weiss (Festival Jury)
  • Miami Gay & Lesbian Film Festival (USA), 25. 4. – 5. 5. 2002 /Special Jury Award for First Time Feature Filmmaking
  • 18th Annual Boston Gay & Lesbian Film – Video Festival (USA), 2. – 19. 5. 2002
  • 9th Sochi International Film Festival (Russia), 3. – 13. 6. 2002 – in competition
  • The New Festival, New York Lesbian & Gay Film Festival (USA), 6. – 16. 6. 2002
  • 26th San Francisco International Lesbian & Gay Film Festival (USA),13. – 30. 6. 2002 / $10,000 Levi’s First Feature Award
  • OUTFEST, 20th Los Angeles Gay and Lesbian Film Festival (USA), 11. – 22. 7. 2002
  • Philadelphia International Gay & Lesbian Film Festival (USA), 11. – 22. 7. 2002
  • Karlovy Vary International Film Festival (Czech Republic), 4. – 13. 7. 2002 – East of the West section
  • Reeling 2002: 21st Chicago Lesbian and Gay International Film Festival (USA), 25. 7. – 8. 8.2002
  • Sarajevo Film Festival (BiH), 16. – 24. 8. 2002 – Regional Program
  • Montreal World Film Festival (Canada), 22. 8. – 2. 9. 2002 – section “Cinema of Tomorrow: New Trends”
  • 21st Vancouver International Film Festival (Canada), 26. 9. – 11. 10. 2002
  • Pikes Peak Lavander Film Festival (Colorado Springs, USA), 5. – 8. 9. 2002
  • Montreal’s International Gay & Lesbian Film Festival (Canada), 19. – 29. 9. 2002
  • The Sixth Annual Portland LGBT Film Festival (USA), 19. – 29. 9. 2002
  • Fresno Reel Pride Film Festival (USA), 26. – 29. 9. 2002
  • ImageOut – The Rochester Lesbian and Gay Film Festival (USA), 4. – 12. 10. 2002
  • Tampa International Gay & Lesbian Film Festival (USA), 3. – 13. 10. 2002
  • Seattle Lesbian and Gay Film Festival (USA), 18. – 24. 10. 2002
  • Washington DC’s 12th International Gay & Lesbian Film Festival (USA), 17. -27. 10. 2002
  • 17th Umea International Film Festival (Sweden), 12. – 18. 9. 2002
  • 18th Warsaw International Film Festival (Poland), 3. – 14. 10. 2002 – in competiton
  • Hamburg Lesbian & Gay Film Festival (Germany), 13. – 15. 10. 2002
  • 17th Copenhagen Gay & Lesbian Film Festival (Denmark), 18. – 27. 10. 2002
  • 9th Gueerfilm Bremen (Germany), 28. 10. – 3. 11. 2002
  • 8th MEDFILM Festival – Laboratory 2002 (Rome, Italy), 18. – 25. 11. 2002 – in competiton
  • Black Nights Film Festival (Tallinn, Estonia), 23. 11. – 8. 12. 2002 – non-competitive festival
  • The Barcelona International Lesbian and Gay Film Festival (Spain), 18. – 27. 10. 2002 – in competiton
  • 24th International Mediterranean Film Festival (Montpellier, France),25. 10. – 2. 11. 2002 – Special Events section
  • 4th International Film Festival Bratislava (Slovak Republic), 29. 11. – 7. 12. 2002 – European Film section
  • 3rd Mediterranean Film Festival Cologne (Germany), 6. – 15. 12. 2003
  • Verzaubert 2002 – 12th International Queer Film Festival (Munich-Frankfurt, Cologne, Berlin, Hamburg,Germany), 20. 11. – 11. 12. 2002

 

2003

  • Spirit of Fire, International Debut Film Festival (Khanti-Mansiisk, Siberia, Russia), 26. 1. – 2. 2. 2003 – in competiton
  • Sydney Queer Film Festival (Australia), 12. – 23. 2. 2003
  • “SGUARDI ALTROVE” International Film Festival of Women Director (Milano, Italy), 26. 2. – 3. 3. 2003
  • Imaginaria International G&L Film Festival (Bologna, Italy), 27. 2. – 2. 3. 2003
  • Festival Internazionale Cinema delle Donne (Torino, Italy), 7. – 15. 3. 2003 – in competition
  • Melbourne Queer Film Festival (Australia), 13. – 23. 3. 2003
  • Bradford Film Festival (UK), 14. – 29. 3. 2003
  • 27th Cleveland International Film Festival (USA), 20. – 30. 3. 2003
  • London Lesbian & Gay Film Festival (UK), 2. – 16. 4. 2003
  • 10th Oldenburger Filmtage (Germany), 2. 4. – 6. 4. 2003
  • New Directors – New Films (New York, USA), 26. 3. – 6. 4. 2003
  • Inside Out G&L film festival (Toronto, Canada), 15. – 25. 5. 2003
  • Gay Film Festival of Freiburg (Germany), 1. – 7. 5. 2003
  • 17th Milano International Film Festival (Italy), 28. 5. – 3. 6. 2003
  • Reel Queer, Out Takes Gay & Lesbian Film Festival (Wellington, New Zealand), 22. 5. – 8. 6. 2003
  • The Museum of Fine Arts (Houston, USA), 1. – 2. 6. 2003
  • FESTROIA – International Film Festival of Setubal (Portugal), 6. – 15. 6. 2002
  • Freiburger Lesbenfilmtage – G&L (Freiburg, Germany), 19. – 22. 6. 2003
  • Dublin G&L Film Festival (Ireland), 31. 7. – 4. 8. 2003
  • Gwangju International Film Festival (Korea), 22. – 30. 8. 2003
  • Rio de Janeiro Film Festival (Brazil), september 2003
  • 3rd High Falls Film Festival (Washington, USA), 5. 11. – 9. 11. 2003
  • 7th International Canberra Film Festival (Australia), 30. 10. – 9. 11. 2003

 

2004

  • Pula Film Festival (Croatia), 16. 7. – 25. 7. 2004
  • Mittelmeer Film Festival (Lucern, Swizerland), 21. 10. – 24. 10. 2004
  • Seattle – State of Art (USA), 19. 11. – 24. 11. 2004
  • Mezipatra gay Festival (Czech Republic), 5. 11. – 21. 11. 2004
  • International Forum of new Cinema (Calcutta, India), 10. 11. – 17. 11. 2004

 

2005

  • Crossing Europe Film Festival (Linz, Austria), 26. 4. – 1. 5. 2005

AWARDS

Awards:
– Manfred Salzgeber Award for the most inovative European film / Berlinale 2002
– Official nomination for Fassbinder Award / European Discovery – European Film Academy Awards 2002
– Levi Strauss Award for best First Feature film / San Francisco International Gay and Lesbian Film Festival 2002
– Award for Best Director and Award for Best Young Actress Iva Krajnc / 5. Festival of Slovenian Film 2002
– Jury Award for Best First Feature film / Miami Gay and Lesbian Film Festival 2002

EKIPA

Režiserka MAJA WEISS
Producentka IDA WEISS
Scenaristi BROCK NORMAN BROCK, ZORAN HOČEVAR, MAJA WEISS
Direktor fotografije BOJAN KASTELIC
Montažer PETER BRAATZ
Skladatelj STEWART DUNLOP
Oblikovalca zvoka HANNA PREUSS, HARRY RAG
Scenograf PEPI SEKULIČ
Kostumografka ZVONKA MAKUC
Oblikovalka maske ALJANA HAJDINJAK
Dodatna glasba JULIAN’S TREATMENT, CHRIS & CARLA, PSYCHO-PATH, MISS.BEE, AFFINITY, INDUST BAG, ANUBIAN LIGHTS, BELFEGORE, ALDO IVANČIČ, VESELE ŠTAJERKE in drugi Direktorica filma NATAŠA GORŠEK MENCIN

IGRAJO

IVA KRAJNC (Simona)
PIA ZEMLJIČ (Žana)
TANJA POTOČNIK (Alja)
JONAS ŽNIDARŠIČ (Varuh meje)
GORAZD ŽILAVEC (Medo)
ZVONIMIR TORJANAC (Hrvaški igralec)
BORIS OSTAN (Igor)
VLADIMIR VLAŠKALIČ (Fant na veselici)
GAŠPER JARNI (Fant na veselici)

Maja Kranjc (Marika)
Gregor Zorc (Čiko)
Marjan Šarec (Edo)
Milada Kalezič (Aljina Mama)
Igor Koršič (Aljin Oče)
Semka Sokolovič (Hrvaška Kmetica)
Psycho-Path (Bend)
Indust Bag (Bend)

PRODUCTION

BELA FILM
In co-production with:
RTV SLOVENIA
TARIS FILM
In collaboration with:
ZDF DAS KLEINE FERNSEHSPIEL/ARTE
Financial support:
FILM FUND OF THE REPUBLIC OF SLOVENIA

TECHNICAL DETAILS

Duration: 100 minutes
Format: 35mm, color, 1:1.85, 25fps
Sound: Dolby Digital
Language: Slovenian
Year of Production: 2002

Project type

Feature-Length, Fiction, On demand

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