Annual since 2007
Vancouver Serbian FilmFest
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November 23rd
7:00 pm
Kengur Returns Home
After a glittering playing career in England, where he played in the Premier League, and a not-so-glamorous coaching stint in London, Kengur returns to Serbia with his dark-skinned fiancée Elektra. He arrives in style, full of plans and patriotic fervor.
November 24th
6:45 pm
The Dreamers - Documentary
One of the world's earliest female rock bands was founded in Belgrade, the capital of Tito's communist Yugoslavia, in the 1960s. Teenage girls Doda, two Ljiljas and Nena as VIS Sanjalice (The Dreamers), while facing the complex circumstances and confronting prejudices by "guardians of public morals" for alleged spreading of the spirit of rebellion, have conquered the music scene, side by side with male bands. They rose to stardom and suddenly decided to disband. This is their side of the story.
8:15 pm
3 Weeks After
During a school trip following the suicide of a student, the same bullies search for new victims while the spirit of the deceased student stalks the group.
November 25th
6:45 pm
Behind the Smile - Documentary
Ten years after the death of Vlada Divljan, his family opens boxes containing his belongings. Among other things, they discover recordings made with a small camera. Vlada's footage of family life, as well as creating music in his room or with his band, combined with imagined animated adventures on a deserted island, takes us deep into the intimate world of our well-known musician.
7:30 pm
Wanderlust
Wanderlust (Izlet) is a Serbian film directed by Nenad Pavlović, based on the novel of the same name by the renowned painter, film director, and writer Mića Popović, and adapted from a screenplay by Jovan Popović. It was shot in black and white, stylized in the manner of Black Wave films, the Yugoslav film movement of the 1960s.
November 26th
7:30 pm
No Fairy Dust
It follows Marija, an ice skater who lives with her father. When her father's girlfriend moves in, Marija realizes that she cannot trust her. The love of a young businessman will give her the strength to accept herself and her sexuality.
All films are subtitled in English
All films are rated 16+
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