MOTHERLAND

Lena is about to move out but her mother finds a way to keep her at home.

  • Kristina Spassovska
    Director
  • Kristina Spassovska
    Writer
  • Kristina Spassovska, Bellevue Kino
    Producer
  • Antoine Garnier, Orphee Films
    Producer
  • Gala Hristova
    Key Cast
    "Lena"
  • Emmanuelle Kaltcheva
    Key Cast
    "Maria"
  • Christophe Grundmann
    Key Cast
    "Stephane"
  • Project Type:
    Short
  • Genres:
    Drama
  • Runtime:
    14 minutes
  • Completion Date:
    October 30, 2019
  • Language:
    Bulgarian, French
  • Shooting Format:
    Digital 2k
  • Aspect Ratio:
    1.66:1
  • Film Color:
    Color
  • First-time Filmmaker:
    No
  • Student Project:
    No
  • Sofia International Film Festival
    Sofia
    Bulgaria
    National Premier
    Official Selection National Competition
  • Alexandria International Film Festival
    Alexandria
    Greece
    August 28, 2020
    Official Selection International Competition
  • International Film Festival ON THE BEACH

    Bulgaria
    August 9, 2020
    Official Selection International Competition
  • Galichnik Film Festival

    Macedonia, the former Yugoslav Republic of
    August 30, 2020
    Official Selection International Competition
  • Nuuk International Film Festival

    Greenland
    September 17, 2020
    Official Selection International Competition
  • ZAGREB INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL
    Zagreb
    Croatia
    Croatian premiere
Distribution Information
  • Antoine Garnier, Orphee Films
    Distributor
    Country: Worldwide
    Rights: All Rights
Director Biography - Kristina Spassovska

Kristina Spassovska is born in Geneva, Switzerland, 1990, but grew up in Sofia, Bulgaria. In 2018 graduated a Masters of Fine Art in Film Directing at EICAR The International School of Film and Television in Paris. Previously, graduated an Art History degree and One-year program in Writing, Directing and Editing Short Film Forms at the National Theatre and Film Academy in Sofia. In 2019 she moved back to her home country Bulgaria to establish the production company BELLEVUE KINO.

MOTHERLAND (2019, Bulgaria-France) is her debut short film, being the screenwriter, director and producer of the project - selected in National Competition for Best Bulgarian Short Film at the 24th Sofia International Film Festival 2020, and in International Competition and in Zagreb Film Festival where nominated for Golden Pram in 2020.

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Director Statement

A short film about the melancholy of separation and the sense of loss as a crucial element of maturation and self-discovery.