WISHING ON A STAR / ЗІРКИ БАЖАНЬ

2024 / 99' / feature / Italy, Slovakia, Czech Republic, Austria, Croatia

Luciana, a Neapolitan astrologer, has a method to make her clients’ wishes come true. All they need to do is take a trip on their birthday to a precise destination to be reborn under a new sky. Whether it’s Taipei, Beirut, or a nearby village, during these birthday journeys, the protagonists will go through unexpected transformations to help them discover what they truly desire.

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Screenings schedule:

September 30, 2025 at 1:00 p.m. at the Zhovten Cinema, Hegemon Hall

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DIRECTOR - PETER KEREKES

Biography

Peter Kerekes is a film director, producer, and teacher.

He directed & produced 107 mothers (2021), Velvet terrorists (2013), Cooking History (2009) and 66 Seasons (2003). Produced the omnibus documentary Occupation 1968 and coproduced the films Stepne (2023) by Maryna Vroda, Fragile memory (2022) by Ihor Ivanko, Caught in the net (2020) by Vít Klusák and Barbara Chalupová, The Wind. Documentary thriller (2019) by Michal Bielawski.

Peter Kerekes is teaching at Academy of Performing Arts in Bratislava and at the DocNomads – joint masters in Budapest.

Selected filmography 

• 2021: 107 mothers

• 2013: Velvet terrorists

• 2009: Cooking History

• 2003: 66 Seasons

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Producer: Erica Barbiani, Lucia Candelpergher, Peter Kerekes, Anna Mach Rumanová, Ralph Wieser, Vít Schmarc, Vanja Jambrovic, Tibor Keser, Stefano Centini

Screenwriter: Erica Barbiani, Peter Kerekes

Cinematography: Martin Kollar

Composer: Lucia Chuzková

Cast: Luciana de Leoni D’Asparedo, Valentina Angeli, Alessandra Fornasier, Barbara Lutman, Giovanni Rugo, Adriana Vangone, Giuliana Vangone

Production: VIDEOMANTE, KEREKESFILM, ARTCAM FILMS, MISCHIEF FILMS, RESTART

Rightsholder: Films Boutique

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