original title:
Cent'anni
directed by:
cast:
Maja Doroteja Prelog, Blaz Murn, Maja Murn
screenplay:
Maja Prelog, Blaz Murn
cinematography:
Maja Prelog, Lev Predan Kowarski
editing:
Uros Maksimovic
producer:
production:
Cvinger Film, Agresywna Banda, Zena Film, Wake Up Films, Zwinger film, RTV Slovenija with the support of Slovenian Film Centre, Polish Film Institute, Film Center Serbia
world sales:
country:
Slovenia/Poland/Italy/Serbia/Austria
year:
2024
film run:
87'
format:
colour
status:
Ready (01/01/2024)
festivals & awards:
After surviving a terminal illness diagnosis, Blaž sets of to a grueling celebratory Giro d’Italia. With him is his partner, filmmaker Maja Doroteja Prelog, tasked with capturing the triumphant biking tour. What was initially planned as a ride from the Dolomites to Sicily to reclaim control on one’s own life and celebrate overcoming their greatest fear, soon becomes a journey of self-discovery for the couple. While the lens of the camera turns inward, the relationship unravels, revealing a brave examination of self and what it truly means to be together.
DIRECTOR'S NOTES:
Our triumphal project hit an emotional roadblock, and both film and relationship unraveled, in real time, on camera and in front of our crew. Personally, I was devastated. Professionally, I wondered: is this what I have to show the world? Though it felt like a betrayal, I had to examine my needs and experience.