A Ballad
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Merjem-Meri, an unambitious, 30-year-old homemaker and mother to 8-year-old girl Mila, moves back to her parental home after 10 years of marriage. Soon after, Meri realizes she is stuck in a circle of provincial rules and expectations and a complex relationship with her ambitious mother and spoiled younger brother. Her hope to get the custody of her daughter wanes from day to day because she has no chance of finding a permanent job. The only thing that makes her happy, but also makes everyone else look down on her, is participation in an audition for a film role in her neighborhood.
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Cast
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Marija Pikić
Meri
Also in
Children of Sarajevo
I Know Your Soul
Jasna Žalica
Zafira
Known for
Grbavica: The Land of My Dreams
Slaven Vidak
Samir
Also in
Heroes Don't Die
Tender
Lana Stanišić
Adela
Also in
I Know Your Soul
Crisis
Milan Tocinovski
Hasan
Also in
How I Killed a Saint
Upside Down
Enes Kozličić
Kemo
Also in
Route-3
Kotlina
Gaia Tanović
Mila
No other roles listed
Davor Golubović
Nane
Also in
Crisis
Balkanica
Amar Ćustović
Bebe
Also in
Kotlina
Clean
Issa Osmić
Konobar
Also in
Komar
Vildana Vražalica
Mirsada
No other roles listed
Armis Mašić
Inspektor
Also in
Kotlina
Not So Friendly Neighborhood Affair
Aida Begić Director · Erol Zubčević Cinematographer Redžinald Šimek Editor
First release August 13, 2022 · Produced in Bosnia & Herzegovina, France · Production Les Films de l'Après-Midi
Production
FilmHouse Sarajevo
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Les Films de l'Après-Midi
Production
Bosnia & Herzegovina · France
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Original title
Balada
Original language
Bosnian
Spoken on screen
Bosnian
Release dates
Bosnia & Herzegovina · August 13, 2022
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No release date listed for United States.
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