2012 Cannes Film Festival Predictions: Srdan Golubovic’s Circles

Gist: Based on the life of real-life Serb soldier Srdjan Aleksic, the film opens during the war in Bosnia in 1993 when a Serbian soldier pays for his life after protecting a Muslim civilian. Fast forward 15 years, and the consequences of this act are still resonating. “A film about guilt, about whether it is only the ones who committed the crime who are culpable, or whether it’s also those who witnessed the crime and failed to prevent it.”

Prediction: It’s been done shooting for almost a year, so the quiet surrounding the protect all these months could mean that they’re holding out for a Cannes unveiling – the project was part of Cannes’ 2011 edition of L’Atelier du Festival. They could also be opting for a semi-local launch at Karlovy Vary this summer, but Golubovic’s history with bigger premieres (Berlin, TIFF) suggests a bolder launch. It should land square in the middle of Un Certain Regard.