Forever Hold Your Peace (CinEast Festival))

Festival CinEast

Forever Hold Your Peace

Živi i zdravi Monténégro-Serbie-Tchéquie-Croatie-Macédonie-Slovénie 2023 | Ivan Marinović | vostEN | 100’ | digital | Cast : Tihana Lazović, Goran Slavić, Momčilo Pićurić, Goran Bogdan, Snježana Sinovčić Šiškov

Two days before her wedding, Dragana refuses to marry, leaving her groom confused. But the groom’s controlling father, determined to uphold tradition, secretly convinces her to proceed. The wedding unfolds with alcohol, gunfire, and dynamite, highlighting the clash between tradition and modern life. A joyful yet bittersweet portrait of a Balkan wedding.

« Forever Hold Your Peace meticulously evokes the sort of post-ceremony dinner and celebration that curdle into acrimony. » (Cineuropa.)