Emir Solaković

After school, nine-year-old Almir meets a stranger whose seemingly harmless request draws him into a world of unspoken violence.

Maelstrom is an omnibus of three short films – Father, The Swamp and Maelstrom – created as a remake of the 1964 eponymous omnibus by Hajrudin Šiba Krvavac and Gojko Šipovac. Portrayed in three war stories, the film follows characters who are struggling to escape the war and its consequences.

In the world of Bosnian bullfighting, women are rarely seen in the audience, let alone in the arena. Martina Batista is a 17-year-old girl who decided to take on the burden of her family tradition and step into the arena herself. She made that decision when she was 12 years old and has been a regular winner with three of her bulls. We follow her daily routine and learn about the reasons behind her decision to take that path and her attitude towards this sport. Through one of the fights in the arena, we see how this very male-dominated culture treats a young girl.

After school, nine-year-old Almir meets a stranger whose seemingly harmless request draws him into a world of unspoken violence.

After school, nine-year-old Almir meets a stranger whose seemingly harmless request draws him into a world of unspoken violence.

Maelstrom is an omnibus of three short films – Father, The Swamp and Maelstrom – created as a remake of the 1964 eponymous omnibus by Hajrudin Šiba Krvavac and Gojko Šipovac. Portrayed in three war stories, the film follows characters who are struggling to escape the war and its consequences.

In the world of Bosnian bullfighting, women are rarely seen in the audience, let alone in the arena. Martina Batista is a 17-year-old girl who decided to take on the burden of her family tradition and step into the arena herself. She made that decision when she was 12 years old and has been a regular winner with three of her bulls. We follow her daily routine and learn about the reasons behind her decision to take that path and her attitude towards this sport. Through one of the fights in the arena, we see how this very male-dominated culture treats a young girl.