Dida

Fifteen years ago Nikola left Serbia to follow his heart to Switzerland. Since then his life is shared between two countries and three women: his mother Dida, his grandmother and his wife. His mother has learning disabilities and has been dependent on the grandmother since ever. As grandmother is getting older, Belgrade is now calling Nikola back home. He can’t let his mother down, but he doesn’t want to give up his life in Switzerland. This forces him to face a moral dilemma: How can he help his mother live a life of independence without losing his own. A heartwarming and amusing documentary about a son who’s trying to step into grandmother shoes. (IDFA)

Director's Filmography (Selection)
Dida (2021, doc) - All Inclusive (2018, doc short, Schwingruber Ilić) - Rakijada (2015, doc short, Ilić) - Just Another Day in Egypt (2013, doc short) - Kod Ćoška (2013, doc short)
Arbeitswelten | Working Worlds 2022
Nikola Ilić, Corina Schwingruber Ilić
Switzerland 2021
color
78 minutes
Swiss German / Serbian
OV with English subtitles
Screenplay Nikola Ilić, Corina Schwingruber Ilić
Cinematography Nikola Ilić, Corina Schwingruber Ilić, Pablo Ferro Živanović
Editing Myriam Flury
Sound/Sounddesign Vladimir Rakić, Ivan Antić
Music Heidi Happy
With Anđica Ilić, Dobrila Spasić, Nikola Ilić, Corina Schwingruber Ilić
Producer(s) Franziska Sonder, Karin Koch
Production
Dschoint Ventschr Filmproduktion, SRF
World Sales
Amarena Film
Austrian Premiere
World Premiere
Visions du Réel 2021