Bosnia and Herzegovina has selected , directed by Oscar-winning filmmaker Danis Tanović, as its official submission for the 2025 Oscar race in the best feature film category. The comedy-drama, which at this year’s Sarajevo Film Festival, follows Maja, a feisty 30-something (played by Anja Matković), who journeys to a remote island to resolve a family inheritance dispute, only to be confronted with unresolved issues from her past. What starts as a quest for material wealth transforms into a deeper search for identity and forgiveness as she falls in love with the charming island locale and its quirky locals and an unexpected romance blooms.
Propeler Film produced in co-production with Tangaj Production, Obala Art Centar, Baš Čelik, and Tramal Films. While best known for his Bosnian films, Tanović has also tried his hand at English-language features, including the 2020 crime thriller (2020), starring Jeffrey Dean Morgan, Famke Janssen, and Cush Jumbo, and (2009), which . Tanović is no stranger to the .
He remains the only Bosnian director to have won the Academy Award, taking the best international feature honor in 2002 with his . His 2013 docudrama , which won two Silver Bears at the Berlin Film Festival, made the Oscar shortlist but was not nominated. The only other Bosnian director nominated for an Academy Award is Jasmila Žbanić, whose made the final 5 in 2021.
The shortlist for best international feature contenders will be announced Dec. 17. Nominations wi.