Shooting Blanks

by Žiga Virc

Poslednji heroj, 2023, fiction, digital DCP, 1,77:1 (16:9), 24, c, 82 min
Finished

SI, GR, HR, IT

When German supermarket chain decides to demolish a monument to a partisan hero to build a shopping mall, the hero’s son France declares war on the Jerry enemy and stages a spectacular reception for its representative – who is Greek. In the midst of this game of partisans vs. the occupier, France’s daughter Vida and her husband Toni are trying to conceive a baby when a shocking family secret is revealed. A black comedy about a family fighting an external enemy and ending up at war with itself.

screenwriters
Iza Strehar, Žiga Virc
director
Žiga Virc
producer
Boštjan Virc
co-producers
Siniša Juričić, Minos Nikolakakis
director of photography
Fabris Šulin
film editor
Vladimir Gojun
production designer
Grega Nartnik
costume designer
Tina Hribernik
key make-up artist
Lea Bratušek

featuring
Primož Pirnat, Eva Jesenovec, Bine Matoh, Jurij Drevenšek, Angeliki Papoulia, Živa Selan, Janez Škof

production
Studio Virc
co-production
Nukleus film, Asphalt, Levante Produzioni, Asterisk Post
in collaboration with
Film Studio Viba Film
co-funding
Slovenian Film Centre, RTV Slovenija, ERT, Creative Europe - MEDIA, Eurimages, Croatian Audiovisual Centre
distribution
Jučer
sales
Picture Tree International

STUDIO VIRC
Boštjan Virc
info@studio-virc.si

“The film is an expression of anger and helplessness of my generation over our nation’s obsession with the past. Given the amount of real problems, it seems absurd to still be arguing about who was on the right side of our recent history. This is why history repeats itself in the film – not as tragedy, but as black comedy that metaphorically puts World War II back in its rightful place.”

WP:
Festival of Slovenian Film, Competition Feature Fiction, 2023