Vedrana Pribačić and Mirta Puhlovski's documentary film Bigger Than Trauma, winner of the Grand Golden Arena at this year's anniversary 70th Pula Film Festival, was shown yesterday, 27 July at the Jadran Open-air Cinema in cooperation with Dubrovnik Cinemas as part of the 74th Dubrovnik Summer Festival.

The festival audience had the opportunity to watch a poignant film that deals with a difficult topic, for which the PFF jury stated in the explanation that "Vedrana Pribačić and Mirta Puhlovski have turned this difficult, painful, and important topic into an unforgettably moving and deeply remarkable film with their masterful actions in terms of directing, screenplay, and cinematography. This film about psychological rehabilitation and restoring the dignity of victims of war rape takes the viewer on a journey through a whole range of feelings, compassion, rage, despair, and helplessness. It brings us into the experience of the most extreme human cruelty, but also restores our faith in human contact and in the power and healing and saving properties of solidarity, patience, and tenderness people are capable of giving one another.”

The documentary film follows a group of participants in a three-year therapy program as they share their life stories, face past traumas and search for healing. With one Serbian woman in the group, the issue of nationality is another burden that Katica, Ana and Marija have to overcome in order to turn to the future and embrace the joy of life again.

The documentary was produced by Metar60, directed and written by Vedrana Pribačić and Mirta Puhlovski, with cinematography by Dario Hacek, editing by Marta Broz, and sound design by Tihomir Vrbanec and Dario Domitrović. The 90-minute film was co-produced by Croatian Radio and Television, with the support of the Croatian Audiovisual Center (HAVC) and the City of Zagreb.