The micro-budget feature “Focus, Grandma” from Bosnian helmer-writer Pjer Žalica is a black comedy set in Sarajevo during the spring of 1992, when members of a dysfunctional family are summoned to the bed of their dying matriarch. As the siblings and their spouses arrive from far-flung parts of Yugoslavia, their squabbles and meanderings down memory lane, as well as machinations over the anticipated inheritance, distract them from the bigger picture of what is happening to their country.
Although the storyline feels a tad familiar and the humor is less sharp than in Žalica’s debut “Fuse,” there is considerable pleasure in watching the talented players in the ensemble. This opening attraction of the now-digital 26th edition of the Sarajevo fest is available for viewing worldwide via the fest’s online platform.
After the sympathetic family doctor (Izudin Bajrović) visits the home of Marija, the titular grandma and declares her time is nigh,...
Although the storyline feels a tad familiar and the humor is less sharp than in Žalica’s debut “Fuse,” there is considerable pleasure in watching the talented players in the ensemble. This opening attraction of the now-digital 26th edition of the Sarajevo fest is available for viewing worldwide via the fest’s online platform.
After the sympathetic family doctor (Izudin Bajrović) visits the home of Marija, the titular grandma and declares her time is nigh,...
- 8/15/2020
- by Alissa Simon
- Variety - Film News
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