Wake Me
Marko Šantić
Vertigo, Jaka Produkcija, Living Pictures (SL, HR, RS), fiction
ROK suffers from memory loss which erased his recent life. Seeking familiarity, he returns to his hometown, where he learns his brother is going down the same wrong path he once used to.
While driving ROK (31) from the hospital, where he ended up unconscious and with memory loss, his girlfriend RINA (24) realizes how his past is a mystery to her while Rok’s present becomes a mystery to himself. Rok wants to return to the Jesenice, a city he remembers as home and where his mother and brother still live. As Rina is getting to know the world that Rok once got away from, Rok forgot why he got away in the first place.
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Marko Šantić
Marko Šantić studied film directing at the Academy of Theatre, Radio, Film and Television in Ljubljana. His student short films GOOD LUCK NEDIM and THE HOLE were screened on many film festivals and won awards like Student Visionary Award on Tribeca Film Festival and Heart of Sarajevo at Sarajevo Film Festival. For Good Luck Nedim he also received European Film Academy Nomination for Best European Short Film. SEDUCE ME was his first feature film, which was internationally premiered at 29th Warsaw Film Festival where he won Special mention award in 1-2 competition. He was also awarded for Best Slovene director and was Slovenian submission for the 87th Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film. His last short film BLUE PETER won 9 awards and was screened on 90 film festivals. Last feature film LADA KAMENSKI Marko co-directed with colleague Sara Hribar. Movie had international premier on Montreal Film Festival and till now received 11 awards. Marko is currently in post-production with his next feature film WAKE ME.
Director’s statement:
In recent years, the world has witnessed historical revisionism by certain politicians, who seem to be wanting to reinterpret history. The younger generations seem to be reading less fact-checked data, spending much more time on the Internet where they acquire incorrect historical facts. It seems that, influenced by this, the image of history that they’re creating is incorrect. Due to the memory loss, the film's main character, ROK, doesn’t remember his problematic past - and, upon returning to his hometown Jesenice, begins uncovering his old demons. Amnesia caused by a head injury represents today’s individuals who generally don’t know a common past and who are more easily pushed into hostility towards other cultures and fellow citizens. General ignorance of history is extremely dangerous and is affecting us all, and my third film is about that exactly.
Where are we at?
Total budget: 1.250.000,00 EUR
Financing in place: 1.150.000,00EUR
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Production company info:
VERTIGO is Ljubljana, Slovenia based production company with a distinctive track record and extensive working experience on international co-productions and narrow budget films. Established in 1994, the company has produced more than 40 feature films including Cannes premiered SMALL BODY (2021) by Laura Samani, Berlin premiered FATHER (2020) by Srdan Golubovic, and Karlovy Vary premiered HALF-SISTER (2019) by Damjan Kozole.