Slovenian girl
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Slovenian girl is a 2009 Slovenian film directed by
Damjan Kozole
. Aleksandra, a twenty-three-year-old Slovenian, leads a double life: she is a respectable student and a call girl. The film stars Nina Ivanišin
. Slovenian girl was premiered at the Toronto International Film Festival
2009 and it was released theatrically in more than 15 countries, in US under the title A Call Girl. According to Moving Pictures Magazine
, "the film is ultimately a fascinating study of free enterprise in free fall. In this mesmerizing chamber piece, director Damjan Kozole has contrived a new style of narrative to convey a view of capitalist culture at once outrageous and non-judgmental" (Shaz Bennett).
2008. The time of the Slovenian presidency of the European Union
. Aleksandra (Nina Ivanišin
) is a 23-year-old English language
student. She comes from a small town. Her parents are divorced. No one knows that Aleksandra runs personal ads under the nickname, “Slovenka” (The Slovenian Girl) and that prostitution is her secret source of income. She’s very good at manipulating others (including her father and ex-boyfriend), is an accomplished liar and a bit of a thief. She resents her mother and regards her as being selfish. Her ambition is to escape the banality of her home town and settle in the big city, but her clandestine job leads her to a dangerous encounter with local criminals.
, Toronto International Film Festival
, Bitola, Reykjavik, London Raindance, Montreal New Cinema, Pusan, Warsaw, Mostra de Valencia, Sao Paulo, Kyiv, Leeds, Cairo, Thessaloniki, Segovia, Les Arcs, Palm Springs, Goteborg, Trieste, Rotterdam International Film Festival, Santa Barbara, Cinequest Film Festival
San Jose, Fribourg, Chicago, Sofia, Cleveland International Film Festival
, Sarasota, New York, Copenhagen, Edinburgh, London, Den Haag, Minneapollis, Ivanovo-Zerkalo, Transilvania, Napoli, Novi Sad, Munich, Jerusalem, Durban, Espoo, Motovun, Anonimul, Cinessonne Paris, UlaanBattar, Arras, Montpellier, Sevilla, Washington, Vilnius, Abuja, Bruxelles, Rome, Tromso ...
Damjan Kozole
Damjan Kozole
Damjan Kozole is one of the most recognized Slovenian filmmakers. In his films, "some of the most raffish, funky and even sordid characters discover their own humanity" . Sight & Sound ranked his Spare Parts among ten most important films of the New Europe...
. Aleksandra, a twenty-three-year-old Slovenian, leads a double life: she is a respectable student and a call girl. The film stars Nina Ivanišin
Nina Ivanišin
Nina Ivanišin is a Slovenian film and theatre actress. She was born in 1985 in Maribor, Slovenia. Graduated on Ljubljana Film and Theatre Academy .-Filmography:* Slovenian girl - directed by Damjan Kozole...
. Slovenian girl was premiered at the Toronto International Film Festival
Toronto International Film Festival
The Toronto International Film Festival is a publicly-attended film festival held each September in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. In 2010, 339 films from 59 countries were screened at 32 screens in downtown Toronto venues...
2009 and it was released theatrically in more than 15 countries, in US under the title A Call Girl. According to Moving Pictures Magazine
Moving Pictures Magazine
Moving Pictures is a magazine focusing on the film industry and the art of film. The editor-in-chief is Howard Burns. The magazine, which celebrated its fifteenth anniversary in 2005, is published by the Maitland Primrose Group...
, "the film is ultimately a fascinating study of free enterprise in free fall. In this mesmerizing chamber piece, director Damjan Kozole has contrived a new style of narrative to convey a view of capitalist culture at once outrageous and non-judgmental" (Shaz Bennett).
Plot summary
LjubljanaLjubljana
Ljubljana is the capital of Slovenia and its largest city. It is the centre of the City Municipality of Ljubljana. It is located in the centre of the country in the Ljubljana Basin, and is a mid-sized city of some 270,000 inhabitants...
2008. The time of the Slovenian presidency of the European Union
European Union
The European Union is an economic and political union of 27 independent member states which are located primarily in Europe. The EU traces its origins from the European Coal and Steel Community and the European Economic Community , formed by six countries in 1958...
. Aleksandra (Nina Ivanišin
Nina Ivanišin
Nina Ivanišin is a Slovenian film and theatre actress. She was born in 1985 in Maribor, Slovenia. Graduated on Ljubljana Film and Theatre Academy .-Filmography:* Slovenian girl - directed by Damjan Kozole...
) is a 23-year-old English language
English language
English is a West Germanic language that arose in the Anglo-Saxon kingdoms of England and spread into what was to become south-east Scotland under the influence of the Anglian medieval kingdom of Northumbria...
student. She comes from a small town. Her parents are divorced. No one knows that Aleksandra runs personal ads under the nickname, “Slovenka” (The Slovenian Girl) and that prostitution is her secret source of income. She’s very good at manipulating others (including her father and ex-boyfriend), is an accomplished liar and a bit of a thief. She resents her mother and regards her as being selfish. Her ambition is to escape the banality of her home town and settle in the big city, but her clandestine job leads her to a dangerous encounter with local criminals.
Festivals
The film was screened at more than sixty international film festivals: Sarajevo Film FestivalSarajevo Film Festival
The Sarajevo Film Festival is the premier and largest film festival in the Balkans, and is one of the largest in Europe. It was founded in Sarajevo in 1995 during the siege of Sarajevo, and brings international and local celebrities to Sarajevo every year. It is held in August and showcases an...
, Toronto International Film Festival
Toronto International Film Festival
The Toronto International Film Festival is a publicly-attended film festival held each September in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. In 2010, 339 films from 59 countries were screened at 32 screens in downtown Toronto venues...
, Bitola, Reykjavik, London Raindance, Montreal New Cinema, Pusan, Warsaw, Mostra de Valencia, Sao Paulo, Kyiv, Leeds, Cairo, Thessaloniki, Segovia, Les Arcs, Palm Springs, Goteborg, Trieste, Rotterdam International Film Festival, Santa Barbara, Cinequest Film Festival
Cinequest Film Festival
The Cinequest Film Festival is an annual independent film festival held in San Jose, California. The festival highlights the work of new film makers....
San Jose, Fribourg, Chicago, Sofia, Cleveland International Film Festival
Cleveland International Film Festival
The Cleveland International Film Festival, first held in 1977, is the largest film festival in Ohio. The 2010 festival featured over 300 films. Since 1991 the festival has been held at Tower City Cinemas in downtown Cleveland.-Roxanne T...
, Sarasota, New York, Copenhagen, Edinburgh, London, Den Haag, Minneapollis, Ivanovo-Zerkalo, Transilvania, Napoli, Novi Sad, Munich, Jerusalem, Durban, Espoo, Motovun, Anonimul, Cinessonne Paris, UlaanBattar, Arras, Montpellier, Sevilla, Washington, Vilnius, Abuja, Bruxelles, Rome, Tromso ...
Awards
- Best actress Award at the 2009 Mostra de Valencia, SpainSpainSpain , officially the Kingdom of Spain languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Spain's official name is as follows:;;;;;;), is a country and member state of the European Union located in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula...
- Best actress Award at the 2009 Les Arcs European Film Festival, FranceFranceThe French Republic , The French Republic , The French Republic , (commonly known as France , is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan France...
- European Film AcademyEuropean Film AcademyThe European Film Academy is an initiative of a group of European filmmakers who came together in Berlin on the occasion of the first presentation of the European Film Awards in November 1988.- European Film Academy :...
, in selection for the best European film 2010 - Prix du Public at the 2010 Festival du cinema europeen en Essonne, France
- Best actress Award at the 2010 Festival du cinema europeen en Essonne, France