“BAL-CAN-CAN”

Year of production: 2005
Duration: 89 min.

LAUGHTER, TEARS, FEAR, PASSION… AND A GRANNY WRAPPED UP IN A CARPET!
The highest grossing film ever in the Republic of Macedonia

"Writer-helmer Darko Mitrevski keeps pushing the envelope... The cynical, hallucinatory, modern Pilgrim's Progress is a trip, with memorably out-there sequences sure to build a cult rep among adventuresome cineastes". (Dennis Harvey, "Variety")

“Extremely funny and corrupted, BALCANCAN stands out as a mouthful of fresh air amongst the stereotypes of modern cinema.” (SFX – U.K.)

“It’s so fast you can’t even blink. One of the most original titles I have seen in recent years.” (Jeffrey Summers, “Blue Films Magazine”)

"Hysterically funny dark comedy, throbbing with vitality... Darko Mitrevski is a director who could soon elbow Emir Kusturica aside from the snug position of the Balkan genius." (Stas Tyrkin, “Manež”)

“The film is shot flawlessly, paradoxically, cleverly, without any strain, and is based on a spectacular screenplay. It is possible that we are witnessing the appearance of yet another Balkan wunderkind…” (Diliara Tasbulatova, “Itogi”)

“It’s an unbelievable movie surprise, and its opening sequence is one of the best I’ve seen in the last few years!” (Tina Maričić, “24 sata”)

FESTIVALS & AWARDS:

27th Moscow International Film Festival – Moscow, Russia
(Special Mention of the Film Critic's Guild of Russia)

24th Filmfest Muenchen - Munich, Germany

7th Motovun Film Festival – Motovun, Croatia
(Award “From A to A” for the Best Film In the South-East European Region)

14th Raindance Film Festival - London, UK

4th Capetown World Cinema Festival - Capetown, South Africa

17th Palm Springs International Film Festival – Palm Springs, California, USA

16th CINEQUEST - San Jose, California, USA

7th Balkan Black Box - Berlin, Germany

39th WorlFest - Houston, Texas, USA

37th Nashville Film Festival - Nashville, Tennessee, USA

20th DC International Film Festival - Washington, DC, USA

Espoo Cine 17th International Film Festival - Espoo, Finland 

11th Palm Beach Film Festival - Palm Beach, Florida, USA

30th Cairo International Film Festival - Cairo, Egypt

18th Festival de Peniscola - Valencia, Spain

6th Scottsdale International Film Festival - Scottsdale, USA

Rehoboth Beach Independent Film Festival - Delaware, USA

11th Festival of European Coproductions - Sofia, Bulgaria

12th International Film Festival Palić - Subotica, Serbia

ExYU Fest - Podgorica, Montenegro