''78 Days'' ( sr-latn, 78 dana) is a Serbian drama film, directed by Emilija Gašić and released in 2024.Marko Stojiljković
"Review: 78 Days"
''Cineuropa'', 30 January 2024. The film centres on the coming of age of sisters Sonja (Milica Gicić), Dragana (Tamara Gajović) and Tijana (Viktorija Vasiljević) during the

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in 1999, whose relationship becomes disrupted when Sonja and Dragana find themselves rivals for the affections of Mladen (

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), a young man from

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who has moved to town with his family. The cast also includes

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as the girls' father Stefan who is drafted into military service,

Jelena Đokić Jelena Đokić ( sr-cyr, Јелена Ђокић; born 24 May 1977) is a Serbian actress. She appeared in more than twenty films since 2003. Selected filmography References External links * 1977 births Living people Actresses from ...

as their mother Nada, and Maša Ćirović as Mladen's younger sister Lela who befriends Tijana despite their older siblings' conflicts, as well as Danijel Cvetkovic, Biljana Konstantinovic, Mile Cvijovic, Ivana Simovic and Andrija Martinovic in supporting roles. The film premiered in January 2024 at the

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Awards

The film won the Glocal Images Best Film Award at the 2024 Cyprus Film Days, and both the Golden Tower for best film and the Gorki List Audience Award at the 2024

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. At the

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, it won the Vanguard Award.Gail Johnson
"Vancouver International Film Festival announces winners of 2024 juried awards"
''Stir'', October 3, 2024.

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* 2024 films 2024 drama films 2024 directorial debut films Serbian coming-of-age drama films 2020s Serbian-language films Films about the NATO bombing of Yugoslavia {{Serbia-film-stub