2023 ‘Домаќинство за почетници’ Directed by Goran Stolevski
Dita never wanted to be a mother, but circumstances force her to raise her girlfriend’s two daughters, tiny troublemaker Mia and rebellious teen Vanesa. A battle of wills ensues as the three continue to butt heads and become an unlikely family that must fight to stay together.
Ankica Jurić Tilić Kristina Ceyton Marija Dimitrova Klaudia Śmieja-Rostworowska Beata Rzezniczek Jonas Kellagher Blerta Basholli Milan Stojanović Sam Jennings Kristina Börjeson
Industria Film Kinorama List Production Madants SENSE Production Tango Entertainment Causeway Films Film i Väst Adelaide Film Festival Investment Fund
Domakinstvo za pocetnici, 我的彩虹拼湊家庭, 가족의 탄생
Italy
Venice International Film Festival
North Macedonia
Manaki Brothers Film Festival
South Korea18
Busan International Film Festival
UK
BFI London Film Festival
India
Jio MAMI Film Festival
Taiwan
Taipei Golden Horse Film Festival
USA
India
Italy
North Macedonia
South Korea
Taiwan
UK
USA
sometimes family is a lesbian mother, her gay husband, his lover, their daughters and three lesbian goths. and that’s valid
When I heard In corpore sano by queen Konstrakta I knew this was going to be a five stars film
She's A Lesbian, He's Gay, And Their 33-Year Marriage Will Change Your Perception Of Love
Fun facts from the Q&A:
Inspired by a picture Tony Ayres posted of him and his partner living with 8 queer women in the 70s.
The two leads Anamaria Marinca and Vladimir Tintor learnt all their lines phoenetically. (You couldn't tell at all, unless maybe if you're Macedonian and I was just so entranced by Anamaria's performance, recalling her in 4months, 3 weeks, 2 days, but just assumed she knew multiple languages).
The other supporting actors were street cast but again you couldn't tell because of their natural chemistry with each other.
Goran said the 3 films he put out in the last 2 years all feel like first films. (But I reckon this one is the best).
Watch out for that Goran cameo!
finalmente un film che mi rappresenta in quanto donna lesbica (avevo in corpore sano come canzone più ascoltata l’anno scorso)
Goran sure loves his Academy ratio. And — despite the format’s current trendiness (read, overuse) — while they continue to look this beautifully composed in 4:3, I’ll allow it…
This love letter to the queer chosen family is trying to cover a lot of ground — non-nuclear family dynamics, identity and xenophobia, the terminal illness drama, the grief drama, judicial politics of family law, queerness in secrecy for survival, teens acting out, relationship age-divides, gay male toxicity, abuse, sex trafficking — and though it shines in moments, it ultimately doesn’t all coalesce for me.
While I didn’t connect with Stolevski’s third feature nearly as much as his two previous films, I do admire that such a small, intimate film directed…
(screening on 5th September, embargo lifted on 6th)
Might feel a bit too abrasive in parts, but Stolevski’s makeshift family dynamic is a uniquely vivid, infectious joy to behold. Anamaria Marinca gives an incredibly moving turn and Samson Selim a riotous scene-stealer. Hugely enjoyable time.
getting a little bored of films shot on handheld and framed for academy ratio, and i'm not convinced the white saviour flavour of the narrative is sufficiently addressed - but i ended up warming up to this one! proof that memorable characters and a sharp sense of humour can elevate familiar, feel-good fluff.
This gave me so much joy - pain too - but so much joy despite it all!
A family can be your late mother's girlfriend, their gay housemate, his boyfriend and the lesbian throuple also living there! Features the exact kind of toy dragon I have, my favourite Serbian Eurovision song ("the handwashing song", you know!) and the best gay boy of all time.
I absolutely adored it.
Why were only 10 people at the screening I do not know, for me it's top three of the festival for sure.
at the bfi q&a, Goran said ‘I specialise in 2 things. Stubborn women and gay sex’ YAAAS
A film that touches on a wide range of issues like family, grief, identity, etc. Apart from some humorous moments, I found the film complicated because I know very little about the culture. I felt like I had to do an entire research about North Macedonia first before I could understand the film. Apart from Dita, Ali and Mia, I struggled to find a connection with the characters. Thereby, the third act felt a bit messy and for me the film was cinematically inconclusive.
