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Cast                 Snezana Bogdanovic, Marko Bacovic, Jovana Stojiljkovic, Vesna

                         Trivalic, Dragana Varagic, Pavle Cemerikic

Crew               Director Miroslav Terzić

                         Screenwriter Elma Tataragić

                         Producers Uliks Fehmiu, Milena Trobozić Garfield

                         Co-Producers Darko Vinkl, Alen Vitezić, Zdenka Gold, Amra Baksić

                         Camo, Adis Ðapo

                         Cinematographer Damjan Radovanović SAS

                         Editor Milena Z. Petrović

                         Make Up Artist Dusica Vuksanović

                         Composer Aleksandra Kovač

                         Production Designer Ana Buljan

                         Costume Designer Zora Mojsilović

Berlin Film Festival 2019 (Panorama Audience Award runner-up, Europa Cinema label Germany)/ FEST (Best Actress, Serbia)/ Festival del Cinema Europeo - Lecce (Italy - Best Screenplay)/ Las Palmas de Grand Canaria International Film Festival (Best Actress award, Audience award, Spain)/ Jeonju International Film Festival (World Cinemascape, South Korea)/ Festival International de La Rochelle (France)/ Melbourne International Film Festival (Australia)/ Film Festival Kitzbühel (Austria)/ Sakhalin International Film Festival (Russia)/ Timisoara Central European Film Festival (Romania)/ Athens International Film Festival (Greece)/ Five Lake Film Festival (Germany)/ Helsinki International Film Festival - Love & Anarchy (Finland)/ Vancouver International Film Festival (Contemporary World Cinema, Canada)/ Zurich Film Festival (International Competition, Switzerland)/ CINEAST (Competition, Luxembourg)/ Zinexit Human Rights Film Festival (Spain)/ Cambridge Film Festival (UK), ARTEKINO (Europe)/ CINEMED (Antigone d'or, France)/ Leiden International Film Festival (Panorama, Netherlands)/ Vancouver Serbian FilmFest (Canada)/ Eastern Neighbours Film Festival (Netherlands)/ Toronto Serbian Film Festival (Canada)/ Taipei Golden Horse Film Festival (Panorama, Taiwan)/ Arras Film Festival (Visions de l'Est, France)/ Serbian Film Festival (Opening Film, Australia)/ Terre des Femmes (Germany)/ International Crime and Punishment Film Festival (Turkey)/ Seville European Film Festival (Selección EFA, Spain)/ Cinemamed (Competition, Belgium)/ Les Arcs Film Festival (Hauteur, France)

"Featuring an expressive performance from the female lead and a moving screenplay, Miroslav Terzić’s film carefully unfolds a story of loss and hope." Berlinale

"Based on true events from Serbia’s recent history, Stitches is a riveting psychological portrait of a woman trying to heal a life that has been shredded by lies and corruption. Concerned more with the impact of this gaslighting on Ana’s wounded mind than on the investigative process, this sensitive, compelling film avoids melodrama as it sews together its mysterious and unsettling pieces." Melbourne International Film Festival

"A multi-layered and brilliantly performed psychological drama which combines the existential suspense of Cristian Mungiu films with the elements of a slow-burn thriller. The film touchingly deals with the huge wave of infant trafficking that plagued Serbia in the 90s." Athens International Film Festival

"Stitches, the second feature by Miroslav Terzić (Redemption Street), is probably the most accomplished narrative film to come out of Serbia since Srdan Golubović’s Circles (2013). Inspired by true events, and written by Elma Tataragić, Stitches is a psychological drama de luxe, with a Polanski-like thriller undercurrent." Helsinki International Film Festival - Love & Anarchy

"Bogdanović, nominated as best actress by the European Academy for her first feature role (Kuduz) in 1989, emigrated to the US after protesting Serbian nationalism during the Yugoslav Wars, leaving her acting career behind. In her return to film, she gives nothing less than a major performance." Vancouver International Film Festival

"Carried by the outstanding leading actress Snežana Bogdanović, STITCHES tells, in elegant imagery, of a fate that is not an isolated case in Serbia. These illegal adoptions conducted in the 1990s have only now partially come to light. Director Miroslav Terzić has created an intense film about the power of obsession and the unwavering quest for truth." Zurich Film Festival

"A compelling take on oppression, motherhood, and a personal quest for truth and justice, the film offers a sophisticated and convincing character study with moments of high tension. Inspired by true events, Stitches combines elements of a thriller and a drama to tell the powerful story of a heroic woman who fights alone against a cruel and oppressive system." Cineast

"Director Miroslav Terzić has created an intense film about the power of obsession and the unwavering quest for truth." Leiden International Film Festival

"An emotional story of one of a hundred families who have suffered the same fate in Serbia, featuring Snezana Bogdanovic, one of the most prominent actresses from former Yugoslavia." Eastern Neighbours Film Festival

"Un saisissant drame intime mêlé de thriller qui s’inspire de faits véridiques." Arras Film Festival

"In Spain we know a lot about children stolen from maternity hospitals, something that was also common in Serbia at the time, theme in which this multi-award winning film focuses, specifically on a true story. Although Anne was told 18 years ago that her son was a stillborn, something inside her tells her that she has been deceived. Facing the wall of unanswered questions from her doctor and the hospital, she embarks on a silent and tenacious quest in a film that blends deep humanity with an elegant thriller-style portrayal." Seville Film Festival

26.10.19 - 'Stitches' : Big Winner of the 41st CINEMED edition

15.02.19 - Berlin: Serbian Drama 'Stitches' Wins Europa Cinemas Label Prize

13.02.19 - Serbian Drama ‘Stitches’ Unravels Scandalous Secrets
06.02.19 - Cercamon boards Miroslav Terzic's Berlin Panorama title 'Stitches'