The world premiere of the minority Serbian co-production “A Blue Flower” by Zrinko Ogreste was held in Moscow

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On Sunday, April 26, the world premiere of the minority Serbian co-production – Zrinko Ogreste’s new film A Blue Flower, filmed in the production of Interfilm from Zagreb and in co-production with Zillion Film from Belgrade, took place as part of the main program of the 43rd Moscow Film Festival. According to the production team of this film, the first reviews have already been published, and the reactions to the film, which was shown in the main festival hall with over 1500 seats, have been excellent. The film has been exceptionally well received by the audience and is currently the leading film based on audience ratings, with a score of 4.49.

Moscow Komsomolets (Svetlana Khokhryakova) rates Zrinko Ogreste’s film as one of the best in the program so far, a work that reaches a universal level and leads to an understanding of the main truths. They emphasize how filmmakers from the former Yugoslavia succeed in making films about “simple things” and how they manage to subtly and deeply explore fundamental human truths.

InterMedia (Denis Stupnikov) highlights the strikingly tangible alienation between the heroines (Vanja Ćirić and Anja Šovagović Despot in the lead roles), even though there seem to be no formal reasons for it. At the same time, the catharsis and the main goal are achieved, expressed in an excellent phrase in the film’s finale.

Livejournal, in two separate articles, underscores how the relationship between the mother and daughter is depicted in dialogues that speak volumes, yet there is never room for something “unimportant” that everyone forgets to say to each other. The symbol of unspoken words is the river, a metaphor for life itself, flowing very close to the house but along banks that the heroines never walk on. It is precisely the “unimportant” that is the most important thing that close people should say or do for each other, at least sometimes – love.

In the second article, it is noted that the work speaks about a few days in the life of women from three generations – a classic European film we love. Something like the best examples of Soviet cinematography… A wonderful female portrait performed by Vanja Ćirić.