When the Phone Rang
6.3
Through an intimate reconstruction of an important phone call, When The Phone Rang investigates dislocation and the nature of remembering. In the protagonist's eleven year old mind the phone call erases her entire country, history and identity and hides its existence in books, films and memories of those born before 1995.
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Cast
18 people
Slavica Bajčeta
Narrator (voice)
Natalija Ilinčić
Lana
No other roles listed
Anton Augustinov
Jova
Also in
Milena
Danica Maksimović
Mirjana
Known for
The Wounds
The Misfit Brigade
Dunja Vladisavljević
Olja
No other roles listed
Mila Drobnjak
Andrijana
Also in
I have an idea!
Vasilije Zečević
Vlada
Also in
Tomorrow, Tomorrow and Tomorrow
Srna Vasić
Vanja
No other roles listed
Ivana Pančić
Sekretarica
Also in
Bad Blood
Manja
Ibro Sakić
Siniša
No other roles listed
Ognjen Petković
Popović
Also in
Operation Storm
First Service
Tamara Babun Zovko
Slovenački glas
No other roles listed
Iva Radivojević Director · Martin DiCicco Cinematographer
First release August 12, 2024 · Produced in Serbia, United States · Languages English, Serbian
Production
Set Sail Films
Production
Ivaasks Films
Production
Picture Palace Pictures
Production
Serbia · United States
Produced in
Languages
Original title
Када је зазвонио телефон
Original language
Serbian
Spoken on screen
English · Serbian
Release dates
Switzerland · August 12, 2024
Premiere · Locarno Film Festival
No release date listed for United States.
China
October 23, 2026 · Premiere · IDF - West Lake International Documentary Festival
Czechia
July 5, 2025 · Premiere · Karlovy Vary International Film Festival
Singapore
December 2, 2024 · Premiere · Singapore International Film Festival
South Korea
May 17, 2025 · Premiere · Diaspora Film Festival
Taiwan
June 20, 2025 · Premiere · Taipei Film Festival
Ukraine
October 30, 2025 · Premiere · Molodist Kyiv International Film Festival
United Kingdom
June 6, 2025 · Limited theatrical
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