EVIL EYE (Zlo oko): Post Production Underway on The First Bosnian Horror Film Ever
FNE reports that post-production has begun on a horror flick, Evil Eye (Zlo oko). This is notable because it will be the first horror film to come out of Bosnia and the feature film debut for its director, Adnan Hrustemović.
Evil Eye follows the story of a retired surgeon who, after a chance encounter with a girl who is convinced that she is cursed and haunted by an unstoppable monster, begins experiencing the same curse.
According to the report from FNE there was another project that was supposed to be Bosnia's first horror but it has been in development limbo for a while. So, in a world where if you want something done right, or done at all in this instance, do it yourself. Hrustemović, who also penned the screenplay, is self-financing this project as well as co-producing with Kerim Mašović of Kontraplan..
The team is seeking distributors and sales agents at this time.
After years of waiting for The Lake / Jezero (SCCA/pro.ba) by Timur Makarević, which was supposed to be the first Bosnian horror film, it seems that Adnan Hrustemović’s debut feature Evil Eye / Zlo oko will take that title.Evil Eye follows the story of a retired surgeon who, after a chance encounter with a girl who is convinced that she is cursed and haunted by an unstoppable monster, begins experiencing the same curse.The cast includes Dragan Mićanović, Itana Dragojević, Marija Pikić, Igor Skvarica, Tarik Filipović, Amra Kapidžić, Semir Krivić, and Rea Memi."It was never my plan to create a typical horror, although I think it somewhat adheres to its genre form, which it indirectly questions. What fills me with the greatest pride is its ambiguity, its layers, and the subtle ways in which it plays with the audience's perceptions and reasoning," Adnan Hrustemović said.The shooting took place in November of 2024 mostly near a small Bosnian city of Breza with additional locations in Sarajevo and Tuzla. The film should be finished by the second half of the year and the creators are counting on the premiere to take place in 2026.The film’s budget of 200,000 EUR is based on self-financing by the author Adnan Hrustemović, and the production was handled by himself and Kerim Mašović of Kontraplan.There is no need for additional funding at the moment, but the producers are looking for possible distributors and sales agents. All territories are available.
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