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A single mother in Serbia turns to petty scams to support her young son, confronting social inequalities that make survival a daily act of resilience.
Maria, a single mother in Serbia, faces precarious housing, expensive healthcare, and few job opportunities. Determined to care for her young son, she turns to petty scams, revealing the small compromises demanded by systemic inequality. Through its intimate perspective, the story captures both vulnerability and persistence, offering a stark yet compassionate portrait of a woman navigating survival in a society where the state provides little support and resilience becomes an everyday necessity.

Credits

Director
Stefan Ivančić
Screenwriter
Nadja Petrović, Stefan Ivančić
Producer
Čarna Vučinić, Stefan Ivančić, Dragana Jovović, Ognjen Glavonić
Co-Producer
José Tito, Ferran Herranz, Miha Černec, Danijel Pek
Cinematographer
Stefan Djordjević
Editor
Jelena Maksimović
Production Company
Non-Aligned Films (RS), Volta Producción (ES), Staragara (SI), Antitalent (HR)
Distributor
Lights On
Sound
Bojan Palikuća
Mixing
Alejandro Castillo
Set Designer
Dragana Baćović, Ana Ivanišević
Cast
Milica Janevski
Dimitrije Baranov
Ramila Tomović
Nadežda Djermanović
Milica Stefanović

About the Director

Stefan Ivančić
Stefan Ivančić (b. 1985, Belgrade) is a film director, producer and programmer. His short films have screened at Cannes, Rotterdam, FID Marseille, San Sebastian, and Torino. He produced ‘The Load’ (2018), and co-produced ‘You Have the Night’ (2018), ‘Have You Seen This Woman?’ (2022), and ‘Wondrous is the Silence of My Master’ (2025). He is a Locarno Film Festival selection committee member, a pro