52 Films by Women Vol 10. 2. 17 (Director: Kosara Mitić)
Pictured : A panicked Sara ( Eva Kostić ) in a scene from North Macedonian co-writer-director Kosara Mitić 's riveting drama, 17 . Still courtesy of Black Cat Productions / Totem Films . There are films that ‘trigger’ and there is 17 , the debut feature of North Macedonian co-writer (with Ognjen Sviličić) and director Kosara Mitić. The audience experiences a state of heightened anxiety throughout the entire duration of this teenage drama, more so than in the average horror film. 17 is a compelling and unforgiving look at the impact of male behaviour on young women. Teenage hormones, arrogance and an impulse to dehumanise drives young students to use and abuse their classmates, with little effective adult supervision or censure. Mitić holds an unflattering mirror up to her country and asks, where is education? The film opens with two boys, Filip (Dame Joveski) and Caki (Petar Manic), taking turns kissing Sara (Eva Kostić). One of them decides to force himself into he...