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The Staffroom
Zbornica
2021 Croatia 126 min N-13
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Anamarija starts a new job as a counsellor in a school, which is a place full of petty conflicts and cliques. Initially she tries to stay out of the power games played by the headmistress, teachers and parents and just do her job with the children. But as she gets to know the system better Anamarija understands that in order to survive she has to sacrifice her integrity and play her own game in the staffroom.
“Sonja Tarokić took upon herself to create a fast-spinning microcosmos which accurately represents the turbulence and madness of community life. By following the mediator, who has neither the obligations nor comfort that comes with belonging to a group, we get to observe the complexities that arise when people bring their inherited flaws to the table and are responsible for each other and the future generation.” (Ignė Smilingytė)
World Premiere: Karlovy Vary Film Festival, Crystal Globe Competition, 2021
“Sonja Tarokić took upon herself to create a fast-spinning microcosmos which accurately represents the turbulence and madness of community life. By following the mediator, who has neither the obligations nor comfort that comes with belonging to a group, we get to observe the complexities that arise when people bring their inherited flaws to the table and are responsible for each other and the future generation.” (Ignė Smilingytė)
World Premiere: Karlovy Vary Film Festival, Crystal Globe Competition, 2021
Director's biography
Sonja Tarokić (b. 1988, Zagreb) has an MA degree in film directing, and a BA degree in literature. She is the author of several short films screened at various film festivals. On Shaky Ground (2014, “Kino Pavasaris”) was screened at Rotterdam IFF and awarded the best Croatian short at Zagreb Film Festival. The Staffroom was developed through TorinoFilmLab and FrameWork 2016 program.
Director(s) - Sonja Tarokić
Screenwriter(s) - Sonja Tarokić
Actors - Marina Redžepović, Stojan Matavulj, Nives Ivanković, Maja Posavec, Sandra Lončarić
Producer(s) - Ankica Jurić Tilić
Cinematographer - Danko Vučinović
Editor(s) - Borna Buljević
Sound -
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Sales agent - New Europe Film Sales
Distributor -
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Translation - Agnė Puzauskaitė
Dialogues - Croatian
Subtitles - Lithuanian, English
Director's biography
Sonja Tarokić (b. 1988, Zagreb) has an MA degree in film directing, and a BA degree in literature. She is the author of several short films screened at various film festivals. On Shaky Ground (2014, “Kino Pavasaris”) was screened at Rotterdam IFF and awarded the best Croatian short at Zagreb Film Festival. The Staffroom was developed through TorinoFilmLab and FrameWork 2016 program.
