Adna Dautović

On the outskirts of town, in a small house beneath a hill, Bela lives in the quiet rhythm of her daily household routines. After hanging laundry, she is approached by Nada, a Roma girl, who tells her fortune from the coffee grounds. Guided by this small sign, Bela spends the rest of the day awaiting her son. When she learns that he will not come, silence settles back into the house. In that silence, Bela turns inward, where she begins to feel the presence of her late husband return.

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.

On the outskirts of town, in a small house beneath a hill, Bela lives in the quiet rhythm of her daily household routines. After hanging laundry, she is approached by Nada, a Roma girl, who tells her fortune from the coffee grounds. Guided by this small sign, Bela spends the rest of the day awaiting her son. When she learns that he will not come, silence settles back into the house. In that silence, Bela turns inward, where she begins to feel the presence of her late husband return.

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.