Ida Who Sang So Badly Even the Dead Rose Up and Joined Her in Song
Ida, ki je pela tako grdo, da so še mrtvi vstali od mrtvih in zapeli z njo
Ida, ki je pela tako grdo, da so še mrtvi vstali od mrtvih in zapeli z njo
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Ester Ivakič's tender feature debut looks at the worlds children create to cope with the inevitable - and the power of imagination to become the song that breaks the silence.

Ten-year-old Ida, an imaginative but tone-deaf little girl, lives in a small village in the remote Prekmurje region with her parents and grandmother, to whom she is very attached emotionally. But when her grandmother's health unexpectedly deteriorates, Ida becomes convinced that song can ward off death. She joins the school choir in the hope that it will save her grandmother - but her voice is so off-key that she is rejected at the audition. Caught between reality and fantasy, Ida must finally grow up and embrace the change.

"Through the world of childhood loneliness, I wanted to show the space between the lightness of everyday life and the quiet presence of inevitable loss. In the face of this feeling, one can escape into imagination, play, solitude, or time with friends, looking for safety wherever possible. The film mainly takes place in these moments." (Ester Ivakič)


Talk after Screening
15 Nov at 20:30, Linhart Hall, guests: Ester Ivakič (director) and film crew, moderator: Toni Cahunek
19 Nov at 19:30, AGRFT Hall, guests: Ester Ivakič (director) and film crew, moderator: Varja Močnik
21 Nov at 21:15, Kinodvor, guests: Ester Ivakič (director) and film crew, moderator: Damijan Vinter
Section: PERSPECTIVES
Directed by: Ester Ivakič
Country, year: Slovenia, Croatia, 2025
Length: 109 minutes
Subtitles: Slovenian
Language: Slovenian

Screening in cinema:

Sat, 15.11.2025 20:30 Linhart Hall
Sun, 16.11.2025 16:00 AGRFT Hall
Sun, 16.11.2025 20:00 Kino Union Celje
Tue, 18.11.2025 20:00 Maribox
Wed, 19.11.2025 18:30 AGRFT Hall
Fri, 21.11.2025 21:15 Kinodvor Cinema

VOD service:

Notice
Please note that this film is not available as VOD service.
Screenplay:
Ester Ivakič, Nika Jurman
Cinematography:
Rok Kajzer Nagode
Music:
Alenja Pivko Kneževič, Simon Penšek
Cast:
Lana Marić (Ida), Liza Muršič (Terezka), Judita Franković Brdar (Ivana), Matej Puc (Stanko), Milena Stropnik (stara mama), Petja Labović (Propalica), Mila Peršin (Anita), Miranda Trnjanin (Darja), Eva Stražar (tovarišica za glasbo), Lara Maria Vouk (razredničarka)
Producent:
Temporama & RTV Slovenia & Gustav Film & Film Factory & Dinaridi Film
info@temporama.si
Distribution:
Gustav Film
distribucija@gustavfilm.si
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About director
Born in 1992 in Celje, Slovenia. A film director and visual artist, Ivakič graduated from the School of Arts in Nova Gorica and continued her master's studies in film directing at the Academy of Theatre, Radio, Film and Television (AGRFT) at the University of Ljubljana. She has made several short films and music videos. Ida Who Sang So Badly Even the Dead Rose Up and Joined Her in Song is her feature film debut.
Filmography
2016 Srdohrd (kratki/short)
2018 Assunta (kratki/short)
2025 Ida, ki je pela tako grdo, da so še mrtvi vstali od mrtvih in zapeli z njo (Ida Who Sang So Badly Even the Dead Rose Up and Joined Her in Song)