ZagrebDox Summer on July 22 and 23 at the Tuškanac Summer Stage

Two days, two best films from this year's ZagrebDox program are a short description of the ZagrebDox Summer program, which will be opened by the winner of the Big Stamp award, the film Mr. Nobody Against Putin.

As Russia launches its full-scale invasion of Ukraine, primary schools across Russia are transformed into recruitment stages for the war. Facing the ethical dilemma of working in a system defined by propaganda and violence, a brave teacher films what's really happening in his own school. He documents intimate and revealing footage of Putin’s regime, capturing the rise of militarized children’s groups, repressive laws, fervent nationalism, and the recruitment of graduating students to fight in the war. 

The film is scheduled for Tuesday, July 22, 2025, at 9:30 PM.

The second film was also awarded at this year's ZagrebDox, but it is also one of the most visited! The film Mistress Dispeller is set within the world of mistress dispelling, a new love industry specialized in ending affairs between married spouses and their extramarital lovers. It has emerged within the last decade in China as a response to rising rates of adultery. Wang Zhenxi is part of this growing profession, a “mistress dispeller” who is hired to maintain the bonds of marriage – and break up affairs – by any means necessary. Offering strikingly intimate access to private dramas usually hidden behind closed doors, Mistress Dispeller follows a real, unfolding case of infidelity from all corners of a love triangle

The film is scheduled for Wednesday, July 23, 2025, at 9:30 PM.

TUESDAY / 22.07.'25. / 21:30 / Mr. Nobody Against Putin
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WEDNESDAY / 23.07.'25. / 21:30 / Mistress Dispeller

Both films will be screened with English subtitles!