29th Ji.hlava International Documentary Film Festival

24. 10.–2. 11. 2025
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The Waiting Point

The Waiting Point

Maša Drndić / Croatia / 2013 / Central European Premiere / 43 min.


synopsis

The collective memory of a nation accumulates at a bus stop in Rijeka. Croatians wait aimlessly for a figurative Godot, as the flow of time is illustrated by the decreasing number of cigarettes in boxes along with the departure of the buses. Rijeka is like a crossroads, where the lives of the local community meet those of tourists passing through.

The director steps into the black-and-white reality of Croatia with the invisibility of an objective observer. His footage shows people waiting for the bus as a metaphor for Croatians’ endless waiting for change. 

more about film

director: Maša Drndić
producer: Marin Lukanović
photography: Maša Drndić
sound: Josip Grabar, Daniel Garcia

contact

Filmaktiv
Marin Lukanovic
Delta 5
51000 Rijeka
Croatia
marin@filmaktiv.org
+385 915433298

Film at festival

premiere type:Central European Premiere
festival edition:2013
section:Between the Seas
language:Croatian
subtitles:English
colour:Black and white

Info

director:Maša Drndić
original title:Polazište za čekanje
country:Croatia
year:2013
running time:43 min.

Festival partners

Ministerstvo kultury
Fond kinematografie
Město Jihlava
Kraj Vysočina
Creative Europe Media
GEMO
Česká televize
Český rozhlas
Aktuálně.cz
Respekt
Dafilms

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