When Palestine is mentioned during a Land Theft game, this innocent schoolyard activity ignites political debates at home. Two couples meet to discuss the school incident. The evening spirals into absurd conflicts and unexpected clashes. Suddenly, the game becomes a mirror of the world, and the parents find themselves caught up in a whirlwind of heated debate, revealing a society where the lines between play, parenting, and reality dangerously blur. Tensions rise, the wine flows freely, alliances are formed and broken. The living room turns into a battleground, a courtroom, and a confessional all at once.
“Thematically, the film is a critique of the West, which constantly entangles itself in its own ideological webs, stumbles over every word spoken, and engages in banal power struggles, while serious issues such as genocide lapse into ideological clashes of will. It was shot in two days, and the production took only three months from the initial idea to completion. We consciously chose this approach: sometimes lengthy production processes stifle creative enthusiasm and drain the original idea of the film. This time, we wanted to work quickly, directly, and without compromise.” (Žiga Virc)
Žiga Virc
Born in 1987 in Novo Mesto. He graduated from the Ljubljana Academy of Theatre, Radio, Film and Television (AGRFT) with a degree in film and television directing. He first attracted attention with his graduation film Trst je naš! (Trieste is Ours!), and achieved international recognition with his documentary-fiction feature Houston, imamo problem! (Houston, We Have a Problem!), Slovenia's entry for Best Foreign language Film at the 89th Academy Awards. Also a television director, he recently shot the documentary series Protagonistke and the drama series Poklicani for RTV Slovenia.