Whites Wash at Ninety had its world premiere at the Sarajevo Film Festival and became Slovenia’s best attended film of 2025.
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Based on the bestselling homonymous autobiographical novel by Bronja Žakelj Whites Wash at Ninety brings an inspiring, moving story about the courage to face life’s toughest battles. Set in the Slovenia of the 1980s and 90s the film follows the life of Bronja from childhood to adulthood. After losing her mother to cancer at a young age, she must later fight the devastating illness herself. With tears, laughter, and an unshakable optimism, Bronja takes on challenges that seem impossible to overcome.
cast Lea Cok, Anica Dobra, Jurij Zrnec, Tjaša Železnik, Iva Krajnc Bagola, Saša Tabaković
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