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Wikipedia article




'The Disobedient' is a 2014 Serbian drama film written, directed and produced by Mina Djukic. The film premiered in-competition in the 'World Cinema Dramatic Competition' at 2014 Sundance Film Festival on January 20, 2014.

The film later premiered at the 2014 International Film Festival Rotterdam on January 29, 2014. The film also screened at '13th !f Istanbul AFM International Independent Film Festival' on February 13, 2014.

After its premiere at the Sundance Film Festival, Sundance Channel acquired the rights of the film for all territories where the channel is seen. It was one of six films shortlisted by Serbia to be their submission for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film at the 88th Academy Awards, but it lost out to 'Enclave'.

Plot



Childhood best friends, Leni and Lazar reconnect when Lazar returns from his extensive travels abroad for his father's funeral. They embark on a bicycle trip together, during this trip Leni must decide that is there strong enough connection between them to build a life together.

Cast



*Hana Selimovi as Leni

*Mladen Sovilj as Lazar

*Minja Subota as Narator

*Danijel ike as Cora

*Ivan orevi as Jovan

*Aleksandra Pleskonjic as Slavica

*Raslav Sekulovi as mali Lazar

*Marko Janji as Miljan

*Branka eli as Ana

*arko Radi as Aleks

*Dunja Tati

Reception



'The Disobedient' received mixed reviews upon its premiere at the 2014 Sundance Film Festival. Dennis Harvey of 'Variety', said in his review that "Theres nothing wrong with The Disobedient that an actual script couldnt have helped, at the very least. In all other departments, its quite smartly turned, the dominating contribution (and pleasure) being Djorde Arambasics often lovely, mostly outdoor photography. Screener viewed lacked closing credits." Stephen Farber in his review for 'The Hollywood Reporter' called the film "Painfully slow Serbian road movie offers few rewards for American viewers."

However, Mark Adams from 'Screen International' praised the film by saying that "A lush and lyrical tale, rich in its presentation of tantalising pastoral romance set against a beautiful sunbaked landscape." Ben Umstead of 'Twitch Film' also gave the film a positive review and said that "it is the celebration of youth, and the understanding that we should cherish it while we can, for it won't always be the same."

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