Excursion (film)

{{Infobox film

| name = Excursion

| image = Excursion (2023 film) poster.jpg

| caption = International release poster

| director = Una Gunjak

| writer = Una Gunjak

| producer = Amra Baksic Camo
Adis Djapo

| starring = Asja Zara Lagumdžija
Nađa Spaho
Maja Izetbegović
Mediha Musliović
Izudin Bajrović
Muhamed Hadžović

| cinematography = Matthias Pilz

| editing = Clémence Diard

| music = Drasko Adzic

| studio = Film House Bas Celik
Mer Film
Nukleus film
SCCA / pro.ba
Salaud Morisset

| distributor =

| released = {{Film date|2023|08|04|Locarno|2023|08|16|Sarajevo}}

| runtime = 93 minutes

| country = Bosnia and Herzegovina
France
Norway
Croatia
Serbia
Qatar

| language = Bosnian

| budget = €511,292{{Cite web |last=Kalinić |first=Tina |title=PRODUCTION: Bosnian Director Una Gunjak in Postproduction with Excursion - FilmNewEurope.com |url=https://www.filmneweurope.com/news/bosnia-herzegovina/item/124651-production-bosnian-director-una-gunjak-in-postproduction-with-excursion |access-date=2023-09-05 |website=www.filmneweurope.com |language=en-gb}}

| gross =

}}

Excursion ({{langx|bs|Ekskurzija}}) is a 2023 drama film written and directed by Una Gunjak.{{Cite web |date=2023-09-04 |title=Film 'Ekskurzija' rediteljice Une Gunjak bh. kandidat za Oskara |url=https://bosnainfo.ba/film-ekskurzija-rediteljice-une-gunjak-bh-kandidat-za-oskara/ |access-date=2023-09-05 |website=BosnaInfo |language=sr}} Starring Asja Zara Lagumdžija, Nađa Spaho, Maja Izetbegović, Mediha Musliović, Izudin Bajrović and Muhamed Hadžović.{{Cite web |title=Sedmi dan SFF-a: Premijera bh. filma "Ekskurzija" i američki "Asteroid City" |url=https://www.klix.ba/magazin/film-tv/sedmi-dan-sff-a-premijera-bh-filma-ekskurzija-i-americki-asteroid-city/230817009 |access-date=2023-09-05 |website=www.klix.ba |language=hr}} It was selected as the Bosnian entry for the Best International Feature Film at the 96th Academy Awards.{{Cite web |title=EKSKURZIJA Une Gunjak je ovogodišnji bosnskohercegovački kandidat za nagradu Oscar {{!}} Novosti |url=https://bhfilm.ba/bs/novosti/ekskurzija-une-gunjak-je-ovogodisnji-bosnskohercegovacki-kandidat-za-nagradu-oscar/447?fbclid=IwAR3Kah_9IIhCzXF1Fj-vBIOq1a-VQqL480KCWWEiXpCJoGmF99ksuJZfBvA |access-date=2023-09-05 |website=BH.Film |language=bs-BA}} It is a co-production between Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia, Serbia, France, Norway and Qatar.{{Cite web |title=NOVI BH FILM "EKSKURZIJA" UNE GUNJAK NAGRAĐEN NA FILMSKOM FESTIVALU U LOCARNU – fondacijakinematografija |url=https://fondacijakinematografija.ba/2023/08/14/novi-bh-film-ekskurzija-une-gunjak-nagraden-na-filmskom-festivalu-u-locarnu/ |access-date=2023-09-05 |language=en-US}}

Excursion had its world premiere at the 76th Locarno Film Festival on August 4, 2023, where it competed for the Golden Leopard – Filmmakers of the Present and was honored with a Special Mention.{{Cite news |last=Lim |first=Ruey Yan |date=2023-08-13 |title=Singapore film-maker Nelson Yeo's Dreaming & Dying wins 2 awards for first feature films at Locarno Film Festival |language=en |work=The Straits Times |url=https://www.straitstimes.com/life/entertainment/singapore-film-maker-nelson-yeo-s-dreaming-dying-wins-two-awards-for-first-feature-films-at-locarno-film-festival |access-date=2023-09-05 |issn=0585-3923}}{{Cite web |title=Filmovi EKSKURZIJA i ČUVARI FORMULE nagrađeni na Filmskom festivalu u Locarnu, gala projekcije na Sarajevo Film Festivalu |url=https://www.sff.ba/novost/12065/filmovi-ekskurzija-i-cuvari-formule-nagradeni-na-filmskom-festivalu-u-locarnu-gala-projekcije-na-sarajevo-film-festivalu |access-date=2023-09-05 |website=sff.ba |language=bs-BA}}

Synopsis

Iman, who, as her ninth grade class prepares for a field trip, attracts the attention of an older boy. After a game of truths and dares, a rumor spreads through the school that Iman is pregnant and threatens the field trip, Iman finds herself in a storm of expectations and restrictions, and the events she caused spiral out of control.{{Cite web |title=Film "Ekskurzija" Une Gunjak je ovogodišnji kandidat BiH za Oscara |url=https://novi.ba/clanak/411788/film-ekskurzija-une-gunjak-je-ovogodisnji-kandidat-bih-za-oscara |access-date=2023-09-05 |website=Novi|date=4 September 2023 }}

Cast

Asja Zara Lagumdžija as Iman
Nađa Spaho as Hana
Maja Izetbegović as Mediha
Mediha Musliović as Razrednica
Izudin Bajrović as Dedo
Muhamed Hadžović as history teacher
Vedran Tuce as music teacher

Production

Principal photography began on April 22, 2022, and ended on May 29 of the same year in the Canton of Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina.

Release

Excursion had its world premiere on August 4, 2023, at the 76th Locarno Film Festival,{{Cite web |title=Film bh. rediteljice Une Gunjak "Ekskurzija" imao svjetsku premijeru, uskoro i u Sarajevu |url=https://www.tvsa.ba/film-bh-rediteljice-une-gunjak-ekskurzija-imao-svjetsku-premijeru-uskoro-i-u-sarajevu/ |access-date=2023-09-05 |website=TVSA.BA |language=bs-BA}} then screened on August 16, 2023, in the out-of-competition section at the 29th Sarajevo Film Festival.{{Cite web |date=2023-08-04 |title=Film 'Ekskurzija' premijerno prikazan na Locarno Film Festivalu |url=https://radiosarajevo.ba/metromahala/kultura/film-ekskurzija-premijerno-prikazan-na-locarno-film-festivalu/507549 |access-date=2023-09-05 |website=radiosarajevo.ba |language=hr}}{{Cite web |title=29th Sarajevo Film Festival: 49 films to compete for the Heart of Sarajevo awards |url=https://www.sff.ba/en/news/11979/29th-sarajevo-film-festival-49-films-to-compete-for-the-heart-of-sarajevo-awards |access-date=2023-09-05 |website=sff.ba |language=bs-BA}}

Reception

= Critical reception =

Neil Young from Screen Daily wrote: "Excursion is especially strong when it comes to dramatising the social and emotional dynamics between those caught in the tricky middle-ground between girlhood and maturity".{{Cite web |last=Young |first=Neil |title='Excursion': Sarajevo Review |url=https://www.screendaily.com/reviews/excursion-sarajevo-review/5184886.article |access-date=2023-09-05 |website=Screen Daily |language=en}}

= Accolades =

class="wikitable"

!Year

!Award / Festival

!Category

!Recipient

!Result

!Ref.

rowspan="5" |2023

| rowspan="2" |Locarno Film Festival

|Golden Leopard – Filmmakers of the Present

| rowspan="5" |Excursion

|{{Nom}}

| rowspan="2" |{{Cite web |last=Ntim |first=Zac |date=2023-08-12 |title=Locarno Film Festival Winners: 'Critical Zone' By Persecuted Iranian Filmmaker Ali Ahmadzadeh Takes Top Prize |url=https://deadline.com/2023/08/locarno-film-festival-winners-critical-zone-ali-ahmadzadeh-iran-golden-leopard-1235460883/ |access-date=2023-09-05 |website=Deadline |language=en-US}}

Special Mention

|{{Won}}

Adventure Film Festival "Avant & Una"

|Unska sirena

|{{Won}}

|{{Cite web |last=Bihać |first=JP RTV |title=Radio Bihać {{!}} 24 sata dnevno na frekvencijama 94,7 i 92,3 MHZ |url=https://www.radiobihac.com/vijest/film-ekskurzija-proglasen-najboljim-na-filmskom-festivalu-u-bihacu/7144 |access-date=2023-09-05 |website=JP RTV Bihać |language=bs}}

rowspan="2" |Herceg Novi Film Festival - Montenegro Film Festival

|Best Screenplay

|{{Won}}

| rowspan="2" |{{Cite web |date=2023-08-30 |title=Priznanja za "Da li ste videli ovu ženu?", "Ekskurzija" i "Lost Country" na 36. Filmskom festivalu Herceg Novi - Montenegro Film Festival-u - FCS |url=https://www.fcs.rs/priznanja-za-da-li-ste-videli-ovu-zenu-ekskurzija-i-lost-country-na-montenegro-film-festival-u/ |access-date=2023-09-05 |website=www.fcs.rs |language=sr-RS}}

Best Actress

|{{Won}}