Sisterhood (2021 film)

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Sisterhood
Directed by Dina Duma
Starring Antonija Belazelkoska
Music by Igor Vasilev Novogradska
Release date
  • 23 August 2021 (2021-08-23)(KVIFF)
Running time
90 minutes
CountryNorth Macedonia
LanguageMacedonian

Sisterhood is a 2021 Macedonian drama film directed by Dina Duma. [1] It was selected as the Macedonian entry for the Best International Feature Film at the 94th Academy Awards. [2]

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Plot

Teenagers Maya and Yana are inseparable and do everything together. The assertive Gianna usually makes the decisions and Maya follows. One night at a party, the two catch Elena, the most popular girl at school, having sex with the boy who has been interested in Maya for a long time, and so they videotape them. Yana persuades Maya to share the video, but when it makes the rounds of the Internet, Elena's life is ruined. An intense confrontation between the three girls leads to Elena's disappearance and Maya wants to go to the police. But Yana has something else in mind.

An adult story about the breakup of a friendship between two teenage girls, which explores in detail the phenomenon of bullying on social media that spreads among the generation of teenagers.

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References

  1. "'Sisterhood' Review: A Dark, Moody Coming of Age for the (Anti)Social Media Generation". Variety. September 2021. Retrieved 13 October 2021.
  2. "Сестри" на Дина Дума ќе биде македонскиот кандидат за Оскар". Radio MOF. 13 October 2021. Retrieved 13 October 2021.