WONDROUS IS THE SILENCE OF MY MASTER

director: Ivan Salatić

93 min, 2025

In 19th-century Montenegro, a dying poet-ruler named Morlak journeys to Italy in search of a cure, leaving his homeland behind. As his condition worsens, his devoted servant Djuko, torn between duty and longing, faces the growing shadow of his master’s fate, battling jealousy, homesickness, and an unshakable sense of doom.

Cast:

Marko Pogačar
Luka Petone
Tea Ljubešić
Jakov Zovko
Vanja Matić
Vladimir Milošević

Crew:

Director and Scriptwriter: Ivan Salatić
Cinematography: Ivan Marković
Editing: Jelena Maksimović
Production Design: Dragana Baćović, Marija Mitić, Vincenzo Riccio
Costume Design: Lidija Andrić, Tijana Milutinović, Dejana Sremčević
Sound Design: Amaury Arboun
Music: Mai Mai Mai, Toni Cutrone
Compositing: Pierre – Yves Boisrame
Design: Edin Omanović
Producers: Jelena Angelovski, Dušan Kasalica
Production: Meander Film (CG)
Co-producers: Ines Vasiljević, Stefano Sardo, Jasmina Sijerčić, Tena Gojić, Stefan Ivančić, Dragana Jovović, Ognjen Glavonić, Boris Raonić
Co-production: Nightswim (IT), Bocalupo Films (FR), Dinaridi Film (HR), Non-Aligned Films (SRB)
Support: Eurimages, MEDIA, Filmski Centar Crne Gore, Ministero della Cultura (MIC), Film Commission Regione Campania, Centre National du Cinéma et de l’Image Animée (CNC), Hrvatski audiovizuelni centar (HAVC), Filmski centar Srbije (FCS), Radio televizija Crne Gore (RTCG)

Festivals:

Rotterdam Film Festival 2025 – Tiger Competition

Hong Kong International Film Festival 2025 – Young Cinema Competition

Kino Otok – Isola Cinema 2025 – Films and Guests

71st Taormina Film Festival – Official Competition

Pula Film Festival 2025 – Minority Coproductions Competition

Sarajevo Film Festival 2025 – In Focus

38. Filmski festival u Herceg Novom – „Živko Nikolić“ Award for Special Contribution to Cinematic Expression