Once Were Humans

Once Were Humans

89 mins | Drama | Aug. 3, 2021

Leo is an Italian who lives in Slovenia. Vučko is a Bosnian who arrived to Slovenia as a child refugee. Leo continues to stay in Slovenia because of his ex-wife Tanja and his son Luka, hoping that they can become a family again. When the bank refuses to grant a loan Leo and Vučko would need to renovate their restaurant, they have no choice but to accept an offer from Gianni, a swindler. They are tasked with stealing Gianni’s truck so that he can collect the insurance money. However, instead of stealing Gianni’s truck, Leo and Vučko mistakenly steal a truck full of refugees. Vučko the refugee and Leo the migrant themselves thus inadvertently become responsible for destinies of people similarly unfortunate as they had once been. In order to solve their financial problems, they decide to sell the refugees. At first it seems that they are not indifferent towards these people, but with each passing day there is less and less humanity left in Leo and Vučko.

Once Were Humans

89 mins | Drama | Aug. 3, 2021

Once Were Humans
Leo is an Italian who lives in Slovenia. Vučko is a Bosnian who arrived to Slovenia as a child refugee. Leo continues to stay in Slovenia because of his ex-wife Tanja and his son Luka, hoping that they can become a family again. When the bank refuses to grant a loan Leo and Vučko would need to renovate their restaurant, they have no choice but to accept an offer from Gianni, a swindler. They are tasked with stealing Gianni’s truck so that he can collect the insurance money. However, instead of stealing Gianni’s truck, Leo and Vučko mistakenly steal a truck full of refugees. Vučko the refugee and Leo the migrant themselves thus inadvertently become responsible for destinies of people similarly unfortunate as they had once been. In order to solve their financial problems, they decide to sell the refugees. At first it seems that they are not indifferent towards these people, but with each passing day there is less and less humanity left in Leo and Vučko.
Producers Viba Film, Studio 100, Apapaja, MB Grip, NuFrame, Slovenski filmski center - SFC
Original title Nekoč so bili ljudje
Directors Goran Vojnović
Writers Tommaso Santi, Goran Vojnović

Cast

Moamer Kasumović

as Vučko

Maruša Majer

as Tanja

Jaka Jakopič

as Luka

Boris Cavazza

as Martin

Jasna Žalica

as Aida

Vlado Novak

as Sandi

Gregor Bakovič

as Gregor

Gianluca Gobbi

as Gianni

Antonino Bruschetta

as Massimo

Aljaž Jovanovič

as Lawyer