OFFICIAL TRAILER
A FILM BY PERICA RAI
WITH KATARINA ČAS NINA IVANIŠIN TINA VRBNJAK ULA FURLAN JANEZ STARINA JURE HENIGMAN BARBARA RIBNIKAR UROŠ FÜRST WRITTEN AND DIRECTED BY PERICA RAI DIRECTOR OF PHOTOGRAPHY VLADAN JANKOVIĆ EDITOR JURIJ MOŠKON SOUND GREGOR BAJC COLORIST TEO RIŽNAR PRODUCERS PERICA RAI TAMIR GOSTIŠA KATARINA ČAS A VERTIGO LJUBLJANA PRODUCTION IN CO-PRODUCTION WITH MEDIASPOT NUFRAME 001 AND KREATIVIST IN COLLABORATION WITH FCB LJUBLJANA INSTANT MB GRIP SUPPORTED BY REACT WORKSHOP & FIRST CUT+ DISTRIBUTION FIVIA
STARRING
KATARINA ČAS
as Manca
NINA IVANIŠIN
as Trina
TINA VRBNJAK
as Iza
ULA FURLAN
as Taja
JURE HENIGMAN
as Lovec
JANEZ STARINA
as Serviser
BARBARA RIBNIKAR
as Serviserjeva hči
UROŠ FÜRST
as Pohodnik
STORY
Every summer, four best friends spend a few days in the mountains in a remote place in Slovenia. Years ago, their friendship was tainted by an incident that alienated them from each other. This time they want to face the past and restore their ties, but they encounter an unusual family from a nearby village and a mysterious hunter. As the situation spirals out of control, they must deal with external threats, strange coincidences and their own fears. Will this fight for survival restore their friendship or destroy it for good?
TRIVIA
The indepedently produced film "It was a beautiful day" was shot over the course of 10 years, while the story in the film happens in a single day.
Filming began without any financial support, so the director and co-creators financed the project from their own pockets. The lack of resources kept bringing doubts as to whether they would even be able to complete the film and whether it would ever see the big screen. Despite the uncertainty, most of the crew worked for free or for very low wages, while the actors played their roles completely free of charge - a dedication that proves their mutual love for film. After a long and tiring journey, the team and actors have finally reached their destination: the movie "It was such a beautiful day" will finally come to life on the big screen.
About the director
Perica Rai’s career as a criminal investigator shifted into filmmaking with music videos, which lead to contracted jobs with Slovenian National Television, several commercials and TV productions. He has directed over 200 music videos, over 100 commercials, several documentary films, and several shorts, including the award-winning
Lana and Toni (2022) and now his independent debut "It Was a Beautiful Day".
NEWS
It Was Such a Beautiful Day under the umbrella of BLACK MANDALA's global distribution! 🌍🎬
We are very proud to announce that the film It Was Such a Beautiful Day is starting its international journey!
Vertigo production company has signed a contract with the renowned New Zealand distribution company BLACK MANDALA, which will take care of the global distribution of our film.
BLACK MANDALA is synonymous with bold, transcendent and provocative genre films and now they will share It Was Such a Beautiful Day with audiences all over the world :). This is a big step for Slovenian genre film and proof that even domestic productions can compete with high-budget foreign films. Congratulations to the entire team!
