Synopsis

THE GODS MUST BE MISTAKEN tells the intimate story of a Yugoslav family marked by upheavals, hope, destruction and new beginnings.

The grandmother, Staramama, was a partisan, she fought against fascism and for the revolution. The mother, Mama, rebelled against this revolution and saw the country go up in flames in a new war. The son makes a film about them and about a country that no longer exists.

This film is a portrait of a family whose lives were entangled with the political upheavals that shaped contemporary Europe. A family history that didn't allow them to separate the political from their personal lives.

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Info

Genre: Creative Documentary
Author & Director: Jakob Krese
Producer: Ivana Naceva (Pótem), Annika Mayer (Majmun Films)
Co-Producers: Chiara Castiglioni (Zero Stress Production) Vanja Jambrović (Restart), Marina Gumzi (Nosorogi)
Countries of production: Slovenia, Germany, Italy, Croatia
Release: Spring 2026
Duration: 90 min

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Funded by: Filmstiftung NRW (Gert Ruge), Bundesbeauftragte für Kultur und Medien

Co-produced with ZDF/arte

Developed with the support of: EsoDoc, Balkan Documentary Centre, Idfa Project Space, Eurodoc