20 Metres

by Damjan Kozole

20 metrov, fiction
In progress

SI, RS, GR, MK, HR, BA

In self-defense, Veronika, a mother of two, kills a corrupt municipal official. Under the cover of the night, she, with the assistance of her younger daughter, disposes of the body by tying it to an anchor and casting it into the depths of the sea. Though no one suspects her for his disappearance, the guilt burdens her conscience and her family.

screenwriters
Ognjen Sviličić, Damjan Kozole
director
Damjan Kozole
producer
Danijel Hočevar
co-producers
Jelena Mitrović, Maria Kontogianni, Robert Naskov, Vanja Sremac, Amra Bakšić Čamo
director of photography
Domen Martinčič
film editor
Matic Drakulić
production designer
Neža Zinajić
costume designer
Sabina Buždon
key make-up artist
Mojca Gorogranc Petrushevska

featuring
Maja Izetbegović, Goran Bogdan, Ajda Opara, Kim Radovac, Saša Tabaković

production
Vertigo
co-production
RTV Slovenija, Film House Baš Čelik, Wild at Heart, Kino Oko, Terminal 3, SCCA/Pro.Ba Sarajevo - Center for Contemporary Art
in collaboration with
Film Studio Viba Film
co-funding
Slovenian Film Centre, Eurimages, Ελληνικό Κέντρο Κινηματογράφου / Greek Film Centre, Film Center Serbia, Creative Europe - MEDIA, Ministrstvo za javno upravo

Vertigo
Danijel Hočevar
danijel@vertigo.si

Damjan Kozole is a Slovenian filmmaker, whose directing credits include critically acclaimed Spare Parts (2003), nominated for the Golden Bear at the 53rd Berlin IFF 2003; globally released Slovenian Girl (2009); Nightlife (2016), winner of Best Director Award at the 51st Karlovy Vary IFF; and his last fiction feature Half-Sister (2019). Kozole is also a respectable author of many documentary films like Ulay: Project Cancer (2013) and Borders (2016).

Vertigo Ljubljana is a production company based in Ljubljana, Slovenia, established in 1994. The company has extensive experience in international co-productions and has (co)-produced over 50 feature films. A selection of recent titles includes: Pero by Damjan Kozole (documentary, 2023; IFF Rotterdam), The Happiest Man in the World by Teona Mitevska (2022; Venice FF – Orizzonti), Wake Me by Marko Šantić (2022; Black Nights FF - Critic’s Pick), and Small Body by Laura Samani (2021; Cannes FF Critic’s Week; European Discovery – Prix FIPRESCI).