Our Father

Original title: Oče naš
Year: 2025
Language: Serbian
Available subtitles: English
Genre: Drama, True events
Country: Serbia / Italy / Croatia / North Macedonia / Montenegro / Bosnia and Herzegovina, 2025
Runtime: 90 min
Status: Released

A drug addict is brought for rehab treatment at an isolated monastery commune run very strictly by an authoritative priest. After initial resistance to the treatment, the newcomer starts accepting responsibilities and gradually becomes the right-hand man of the priest. When the priest takes his stringent methods too far, the existence of the commune is called into question.

A powerfully accurate depiction of the essence of manipulation tactics; in an environment ruled by toxic masculinity it's easy to lose sense of self and become a different person. The moral complexities of the story - based on true events - are particularly well underlined by the exacting visual style and strong performances. 

Director: Goran Stankovic
Screenplay: Goran Stankovic, Ognjen Svilicic, Maja Pelevic, Dejan Prcic
Cinematography: Dragan Vildovic
Editing: Marko Ferkovic
Music: Alen Sinkauz, Nenad Sinkauz
Sound Design: Milos Drndarevic
Production Design: Zorana Petrov
Costume Design: Dejana Sremcevic
Producers:  Snezana Van Houwelingen
Production: This and That Productions
Coproduction: Nightswim, PomPom Film, Dream Factory, Kino, Novi Film, Cineplanet
Cast: Vucic Perovic, Boris Isakovic, Goran Markovic, Jasna Zalica

Festivals
Toronto International Film Festival 2025 // Cottbus Film Festival 2025 (Special Prize for Best Director) // Tertio Millennio Film Fest 2025 (Special Mention – Interfaith Jury) // International Film Festival Mannheim-Heidelberg 2025 // Cinedays Festival of European Film 2025 (Golden Sun Award for Best Film - SEE Section) // La Habana International Film Festival 2025 // International Film Festival of Kerala 2025 // Göteborg Film Festival 2026 // One World International Human Rights Film Festival 2026 // South East European Film Festival Los Angeles (SEEfest L.A.) 2026 // Transilvania International Film Festival 2026