Serbian Film Showcase

Dani srpskog filma

Serbian elokuvapäivät

Culture Centre Caisa, Kaikukatu 4B, Helsinki
21-22 November 2025
FREE ADMISSION.


FULL PROGRAMME
Friday, November 21
18:00-19:30 – Warm Film (2024)
19:30-20:30 – Official opening
20:30-22:40 – Sunday (2024)
Saturday, November 22
15:30-17:25 – Duck Roast (2023) + 78 Days (2024) followed by an online conversation with directors Jelica Jerinić and Emilija Gašić, in English and B/H/S.
18:00-19:35 – That’s It for Today (2024)
20:00-22:30 – Son’s Will (2024)


Friday 21.11.
18:00
Warm Film (2024)
dir. Dragan Jovićević — 92 min


Friday 21.11.
20:30
Sunday (2024)
dir. Nemanja Ceranić, Miloš Radunović — 130 min


Saturday 22.11.
15:30
Duck Roast (2023)
dir. Jelica Jerinić — 13 min


Saturday 22.11.
15:30
78 Days (2024)
dir. Emilija Gašić — 82 min


Saturday 22.11.
18:00
That's It for Today (2024)
dir. Marko Đorđević — 94 min

Saturday 22.11.
20:00
Son's Will (2024)
dir. Nemanja Ceranić — 140 min

Warm Film (2024)

Friday 21.11.
18:00

OV: Serb ST: EngAfter one Serbian tabloid attacked the production for making the film with a potential queer subject, the two young actors started exploring the topic of representation of LGBTIQ characters through the history of Yugoslav and later Serbian cinema, but also the social circumstances that have resulted in different treatments of these characters. What did the presence of queers in cinema actually mean through the decades?

Duck roast (2023)

Saturday 22.11.
15:30

OV: Eng, Fin ST: SerbMamu, a young immigrant, is preparing a dinner for Date, a Finnish lady. Mamu does his best to leave a good impression and Date is excited to try the food he made for her. Finally, he gets the main course on the table - the roasted duck. Date compliments his cooking, asking about the meat he used. Mamu tells her that he caught a duck himself.Note: Duck Roast will be screened together with 78 Days, followed by a conversation with the film directors.

SUNDAY (2024)

Friday 21.11.
20:30

OV: Serb ST: EngInspired by true events, the film tells the story of Džej Ramadanovski, from his earliest youth days up to the great success he achieved. Although he did not have an easy upbringing, which he mostly spent on the streets and in a correctional facility, Džej managed to find his place on the music scene and become a part of the lives of many people.

78 days (2024)

Saturday 22.11.
15:30

OV: Serb ST: EngJust before their father is conscripted during the 1999 NATO bombing of Serbia, sisters Sonja (17) and Dragana (15) begin a Hi8 video diary, overwriting older recordings that periodically appear between the newly shot scenes. Days go by as they film the peaceful nature around them, the trembling sky at night during air raids and their teasing of their seven-year-old sister, Tijana. Things change when a mysterious boy and his shy, younger sister arrive from Belgrade and move into the neighbor's house. Soon, new friendships, first kisses and first disappointments take over the fear of bombs.Note: 78 Days will be screened together with short film Duck Roast, followed by a conversation with the film directors.

THAT'S IT FOR TODAY (2024)

Saturday 22.11.
18:00

OV: Serb ST: EngBy baking his favorite dessert – coconut cubes, the siblings manage to lure their eldest brother back home. Time seems to cease to exist, and a tale of happy people unfolds. Seemingly ordinary summer days turn extraordinary. In love with life, they elevate reality above the ground, dispersing any and all dark clouds with their joyous spirit.

son's will (2024)

Saturday 22.11.
20:00

OV: Serb ST: EngIn the post-apocalyptic future, Jovan, a young man must choose whether to take revenge on his enemy Tudjin for all the crimes he has committed against his family, or peacefully continue his life in the mountain, thus securing his family legacy.