A film by Jasmila Zbanic. "Love Island" celebrated its premiere on the Piazza Grande at the Locarno International Film Festival 2014

Year  2014

Length: 86 min

Format:   1:2,39

Country of production  HRV, GER, BIH, CHE

Synopsis

Grebo and his very pregnant wife Liliane are taking a well-deserved vacation at a popular Adriatic seaside resort. All inclusive! All the sun, swimming and fun that their hearts desire. What could possibly go wrong on such an idyllic holiday? At open-mike night, Grebo seduces the resort crowd and reminds his loving French wife of the Sarajevo rocker she fell in love with. But the evening’s big surpise is the young couple’s meeting with mysterious Flora. The charismatic young woman will soon put their young marriage to the test. Past secrets cannot stay hidden for long on Love Island.

Production

A Produkcija Ziva (Croatia), Deblokada Films Produktion (Croatia / Bosnia and Herzegovina) in co-production with Komplizen Film (Germany), Okofilm (Switzerland) and ZDF/Arte; Funded by Croatian Audiovisual Center, Eurimages, Federal Department of Culture BAK, Zurich Film Foundation, MDM Mitteldeutsche Medienförderung, Medienboard Berlin-Brandenburg, Fondacija Za Kinematografiju Sarajevo.

Cast

Liliane

Ariane Labed

Grebo

Ermin Bravo

Flora

Ada Condeescu

Marquis Polesini

Franco Nero

Stipica

Leon Lučev

Madame Henzl

Branka Petrić Fehmiu

Cruella

Lee Delong

Nina

Bojana Gregorić Vejzović

Lucija

Nadija Husetić

Adam

Aleks Rakoš

Team

Director

Jasmila Zbanic

Screenplay

Jasmila Zbanic

Aleksandar Hemon

Director of Photography

Christine A. Maier

Editing

Isabel Meier

Production Design

Amir Vuk

Costume Design

Lejla Hodzic

Sound Design

Lars Ginzel

Original Music

Balz Bachmann

Commissioning Editors

Jörg Schneider (ZDF)

Doris Hepp (Arte/ZDF)

Co-producers

Janine Jackowski, Maren Ade and Jonas Dornbach (Komplizen Film)

Andrea Staka and Thomas Imbach (Okofilm)

Producers

Leon Lucev (Produkcija Ziva)

Damir Ibrahimovic (Deblokada Production)

Festivals

Locarno International Film Festival

Piazza Grande

Sarajevo International Film Festival

Cottbus Film festival

La Roche-sur-Yon International Film Festival

Balkan Florence Express

Göteborg International Film Festival

Sofia International Film Festival

Miami International Gay & Lesbian Film Festival

Frameline

Espoo Cine International Film Festival

Distribution