Fačuk
(2025, Croatia, Slovenia)
short animated film
lenght: 12’47”
style: 2D, computer cut-out, frame by frame
tech spec: 2K, 25 fps, 5.1
In a God-fearing village lying between two rivers, giving birth to a fačuk — an illegitimate child — is a mortal sin. Everyone in the village recoils from the young pregnant woman who is about to give birth at any moment. In this narrow-minded and harsh rural environment, fear grows inside her.
A worldview-driven horror inspired by the dark wave of Croatian naïve art and the phantasmagorical paintings of a master of naïve art – Mijo Kovačić.
"Fačuk" is a film about the feeling of alienation and a sense of incompleteness that I inherited from my family. It’s about the harsh life in villages, where outdated beliefs leave their mark not only on the bodies of the labourers but also on their minds.
Maida Srabović, director
Written and directed by: Maida Srabović
Art director & Designer of visuals: Stipan Tadić
Lead Animator: Ivana Pipal
Animators: Laura Martinović, Lucija Oroz, Lea Vučko, Damir Grbanović, Maida Srabović
Voices by: Mirela Videk Hranjec, KD "Reka"
Phonetician: Ines Carović
Music composers: Miroslav Evačić i Gordana Evačić
Editor: Iva Kraljević
Sound designer: Frano Homen
Sound mixer: Julij Zornik
Compositing: Vedran Štefan
Producers: Maida Srabović (TETRABOT), Janja Pilić, Vedran Štefan (TETRABOT)
Production: TETRABOT
Co-producers: Violeta Videnović (URGH!), Damir Grbanović (OCTOPICS)
Co-production: URGH!, zavod za dejavnosti v kulturi, OCTOPICS, Inštitut za digitalno umetnost, Radiotelevizija Slovenija
Distribution: Bonobostudio
Co-financed with the support of
Hrvatski audiovizualni centar (HAVC), Grad Zagreb, Grad Koprivnica, RTV Slovenija, Zaklada Mijo Kovačić
Original works of Mijo Kovačić used in film are presented with the permission of Foundation Mijo Kovačić.
