The main story arc of “The Basics of Killing” is the downfall of an idyllic relationship between parents Marko and Dunja that falls apart entirely due to lack of respect as a result of the job loss and the consequent financial ruin. As the story progresses, the burden that the parents are unable to carry is slowly beginning to fall more and more onto the children’s shoulders.
Original Title: Družinica
English Title: The Basics of Killing
Production Company: Perfo
Co-production Company: Pilon Media, RTV Slovenija
Language: Slovenian
Duration: 99 min
Genre: Drama
Supported by: Slovenian Film Centre, Film Center Serbia, Viba film
Year of production: 2017
Director: Jan Cvitkovič
Writer: Jan Cvitkovič
Director of photography: Marko Brdar
Production design: Vasja Kokelj
Music by: Damir Avdić
Edited by: Andrija Zafranović, Jurij Moškon
Costume designer: Emil Cerar, Polonca Valentinčič
Make-up artist: Jasmina Mina Lilić
Sound designer: Boštjan Kačičnik
Producers: Andrej Štritof, Aleš Pavlin
Co-producers: Miroslav Mogorović
Primož Vrhovec
Irena Kovačević
Miha Košec
Ula Gulič
Awards:
46th FEST – Belgrade International Film Festival – Special Mention
Slovenian Film Festival (Portoroz, Slovenia) – The Best Sound Design
The Best Cinematography
The Best Costume
The Best Original Music
The Best Film
ZAGREB FILM FESTIVAL (Zagreb, Croatia) – Special mention
Montreal WFF (Montreal, Canada) – Best Actress
Festivals:
Montreal World Film Festival Montreal Canada – 2017 Competition
Otranto FF Otranto Italy – 2017 competition
Slovenian Film Festival Portoroz Slovenia – 2017 Competition
Oostende Film Festival Oostende Belgium – 2017 Competition
Chicago International Film Festival Chicago USA – 2017 World Cinema
FilmFestival Cottbus Cottbus Germany – 2017 Competition
Zagreb Film Festival Zagreb Croatia – 2017 Together Again
Cairo International Film Festival Cairo Egypt – 2017 Festival of Festivals
Tromsø International Film Festival Tromsø Norway – 2018 Horizons
Bengaluru International Film Festival Bengaluru India – 2018 Cinema of the World
Belgrade International Film Festival Belgrade Serbia – 2018 Fokus Evropa
Sofia International Film Festival Sofia Bulgaria – 2018 Balkan Competition
Mediterranean Film Festival of Tetouan Tétouan Morocco – 2018 Special Sessions
Beijing International Film Festival Beijing China – 2018 Beijing Film Panorama
Let’s CEE Vienna Austria – 2018 Slovenia in Focus
International Filmfestival Innsbruck Innsbruck Austria – 2018
Sopot Film Festival Sopot Serbia – 2018 Competition
Karlovci Film Festival Sremski Karlovci Serbia – 2018