You Carry Me, is a Croatian drama that follows the stories of three characters and their loved ones.
The film is written and directed by Croatian filmmaker Ivona Juka. Juka was supported throughout the development of the film by her sister and producer Anita Juka. Together, the sisters took on universal themes like family, life, love, and loss.
Set in a frigid Zagreb, Croatia's capital city, the story explores and intertwines the lives of three different families.
We're first introduced to tomboy Dora and her family. Dora (Helena Beljan) has a love for soccer. Her love; however, for her family is not as passionate and is more complex. Tensions rise as the police raid the family home and Dora's mother Lidija (Natasa Janjic Medancic) has an affair with her boss. Through Lidija and her job on the TV soap Prisoners of Happiness, we are introduced to Ives (Lana Baric) who is the soap's director and Natasa (Natasa Dorcic) who is the soap's producer.
When we meet Ives, she is on the edge of an emotional breakdown as she struggles to direct her long running TV series and take care of her Alzheimer's sufferer father Ivan (Vojislav Brajovic).
We run into a seemingly stable Natasa when she attempts to save a young man's life. As her story deepens, layers of pregnancy, infidelity, and terminal illness are revealed. As Natasa's world begins to end, she decides to confront her estranged father and find closure.
All three leading ladies carry their fathers, but neglect to carry and confront themselves.
The film is written and directed by Croatian filmmaker Ivona Juka. Juka was supported throughout the development of the film by her sister and producer Anita Juka. Together, the sisters took on universal themes like family, life, love, and loss.
Set in a frigid Zagreb, Croatia's capital city, the story explores and intertwines the lives of three different families.
We're first introduced to tomboy Dora and her family. Dora (Helena Beljan) has a love for soccer. Her love; however, for her family is not as passionate and is more complex. Tensions rise as the police raid the family home and Dora's mother Lidija (Natasa Janjic Medancic) has an affair with her boss. Through Lidija and her job on the TV soap Prisoners of Happiness, we are introduced to Ives (Lana Baric) who is the soap's director and Natasa (Natasa Dorcic) who is the soap's producer.
When we meet Ives, she is on the edge of an emotional breakdown as she struggles to direct her long running TV series and take care of her Alzheimer's sufferer father Ivan (Vojislav Brajovic).
We run into a seemingly stable Natasa when she attempts to save a young man's life. As her story deepens, layers of pregnancy, infidelity, and terminal illness are revealed. As Natasa's world begins to end, she decides to confront her estranged father and find closure.
All three leading ladies carry their fathers, but neglect to carry and confront themselves.