Safe Place (2023)

Safe Place (Croatian: Sigurno mjesto) is a 2022 Croatian family drama film written and directed by Juraj Lerotić as his debut. The film stars Juraj Lerotić as Bruno, Goran Marković as Damir and Snježana Sinovčić Šiškov as Mother. Safe Place had its world premiere at the 75th Locarno Film Festival on 6 August 2022, as a part of 'Concorso Cineasti del presente' program and won three prizes: Juraj Lerotić Award for Best Emerging Director Award of the City and Region of Locarno Goran Marković Award for Best Actor (Pardo for Best Actor), Best Debut Feature Film (Swatch First Feature Award). Safe Place was selected by the Croatian Society of Film Professionals as the Croatian candidate for the Best International Feature Film category at the 95th Academy Awards in September 2022. Juraj Lerotić won The "Vladimir Nazor Award'' by the Republic of Croatia for outstanding artistic achievements in film. The European Film Academy Board has selected the film for a European Film Award nomination.