17
by Kosara Mitić
17, 2026, fiction, co-production, digital DCP, c, 90 min
MK, SI, RS
Finished
Sara (17) goes on a school trip with her classmates. She is eight months pregnant, but even her parents do not know about it. The baby in her womb is like a bomb no one is aware of. The bus stops at the border, Sara gets labor pains, gives birth in the public toilet, leaves the baby in the trash, and gets back on the bus as if nothing had happened.
Kosara Mitić was born in 1987, in Skopje. Graduated from the Faculty of Dramatic arts in Skopje at the Film and TV Directing Department in 2013. In the period from 2006 until present she has gained experience in directing, script writing, camera, editing, working with actors, and has realized several film projects.
December is a Ljubljana-based production company founded in 2013 by Vlado Bulajić and Lija Pogačnik (EAVE, EFA, FPS). With debut features Inventory (dir. Darko Sinko, 2021, San Sebastián) and Bitch, a Derogatory Term for a Woman (dir. Tijana Zinajić, 2021, Valencia) December established its presence internationally. The company later produced documentaries 2017 (dir. Goran Vojnović, 2022) and The Last Cowboy (dir. Tadej Čater, 2024, Sarajevo), and a debut feature Fantasy (dir. Kukla, 2025, Loca…