{{Short description|2025 Serbian film}} {{Use dmy dates|date=July 2025}} {{Infobox film | name = Wind, Talk to Me | image = Wind, Talk to Me film poster.jpg | caption = Promotional poster | native_name = {{Infobox name module|sr|Vetre, pričaj sa mnom}} | director = Stefan Đorđević | producer = {{Plainlist| *Dragana Jovović *Stefan Ivančić *Stefan Đorđević *Ognjen Glavonić *Vanja Jambrović *Jozko Rutar *Miha Černec }} | screenplay = Stefan Đorđević | starring = {{Plainlist| * Negrica Đorđević * Stefan Đorđević * Boško Đorđević * Đorđe Davidović }} | music = Ivan Judaš | cinematography = Marko Brdar | editing = {{Plainlist| * Tomislav Stojanović * Dragan von Petrović }} | studio = {{Plainlist| * Non-Aligned Films * Katunga * SPOK Films * RESTART * Staragara Production }} | distributor = Heretic Outreach | released = {{film date|2025|2|4|IFFR|2025|8|17|df=y|31st Sarajevo Film Festival}} | runtime = 100 minutes | country = {{Plainlist| * Serbia * Slovenia * Croatia }} | language = Serbian | budget = | gross = }}
'''''Wind, Talk to Me''''' ({{lang-sr-Cyrl-Latn|Ветре, причај са мном|separator=" / "|Vetre, pričaj sa mnom}}) is a 2025 docudrama film written and directed by Stefan Đorđević in his directorial debut.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://cineuropa.org/film/472173/ |title=Wind, Talk to Me |first=Stefan|last=Djordjević|date=13 January 2025|access-date=24 July 2025|website= Cineuropa |language=en}}</ref> A Serbian-Croatian-Slovenian co-production, the film inspired by the director's real-life experiences, featuring his own family members and set around the construction of a lake house, explores the intimate and enduring relationship between a mother and her son. The film is described as "a poetic and intimate cinematic experience," in reviews.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://variety.com/2025/film/global/heart-of-sarajevo-awards-31st-sarajevo-film-festival-1236467238/ |title=Fifty Films Compete for the Heart of Sarajevo Awards at 31st Sarajevo Film Festival |author= Leo Barraclough |work=Variety|date=23 July 2025 |access-date=23 July 2025|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://sfcfilmguide.si/2025/fiction-documentary/vetre-pricaj-sa-mnom/ |title=Wind, Talk to Me|access-date=24 July 2025|website= Slovenian Film Centre |language=en}}</ref>
The film had its premiere in the Tiger Competition at the 54th International Film Festival Rotterdam on 4 February 2025. It had its regional premiere at the 31st Sarajevo Film Festival on 17 August 2025, in the Competition Programme - Feature Film, where it won the Heart of Sarajevo award for Best Feature Film.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/sarajevo-film-festival-2025-program-premieres-1236326037/ |title= Sarajevo Film Festival Unveils Lineup Exploring Life and Survival in "Unstable Social Frameworks" |author= Georg Szalai |website= The Hollywood Reporter |date= 23 July 2025|access-date= 23 July 2025|language=en}}</ref>
==Synopsis==
Stricken with guilt after accidentally hitting a dog with his car, Stefan chooses to take the injured animal with him to the lake in his hometown, a place where he hopes to finish the film dedicated to his recently departed mother.
Stefan returns home for the first time since his mother’s death, joining his family to celebrate his grandmother’s birthday. This bittersweet reunion becomes the catalyst for a deeply personal journey: Stefan embarks on finishing a film dedicated to his late mother while attempting to make peace with his past—symbolized by his decision to care for a stray dog. Rooted in the director’s own life and featuring his real family members, the film unfolds as an intimate portrait of grief, reconciliation, and the enduring bond between mother and son—all set against the parallel goal of completing both a film and a lake house.
==Cast==
* Negrica Djordjevic * Stefan Djordjević * Boško Djordjevic * Djordje Davidovic * Budimir Jovanovic * Ljiljana Jovanovic * Marina Davidovic * Ana Petrovic * Vidak Davidovic * Lija
==Production==
In December 2023, the film was selected in the Work in Progress programme of Les Arcs Film Festival competition.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://cineuropa.org/en/newsdetail/453470/ |title=The Les Arcs Work in Progress programme selects 13 titles|first=Fabien|last=Lemercier |date=7 December 2023|access-date=24 July 2025|website= Cineuropa |language=en}}</ref>
==Release==
''Wind, Talk to Me'' had its premiere in the Tiger Competition at the 54th International Film Festival Rotterdam on 4 February 2025.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://cineuropa.org/en/newsdetail/471524 |title=IFFR reveals its main competition line-ups|first= David |last=Katz|date=17 December 2024|access-date=24 July 2025 |website= Cineuropa |language=en}}</ref>
In April 2025, it won in the Competition BFFB38 at the 38th Bolzano Film Festival for the Prize of the Province of South Tyrol for the best film.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://cineuropa.org/en/newsdetail/475640/ |title=The 38th Bolzano Film Festival Bozen to focus on minorities, languages and conflicts|first=Camillo |last=De Marco|date=1 April 2025|access-date=24 July 2025 |website= Cineuropa |language=en}}</ref> In July 2025, it competed in the CineVision Competition at the 42nd Munich International Film Festival for the CineVision Award for Best Film,<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://cineuropa.org/en/newsdetail/480400 |title=Filmfest München unveils its full programme|first= Vassilis|last=Economou|date=18 June 2025|access-date=24 July 2025|website= Cineuropa |language=en}}</ref> and also competed in Ciné+ Competition at the Festival International de Cinéma de Marseille (FIDMarseille) for the First Film Award, and Special Mention.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://cineuropa.org/en/newsdetail/480197/ |title=FIDMarseille to host 43 world premieres in competition|first=Fabien|last=Lemercier |date=10 June 2025|access-date=24 July 2025|website= Cineuropa |language=en}}</ref> It was showcased in the Discoveries section at the 25th New Horizons Film Festival on 20 July 2025.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.nowehoryzonty.pl/program/25/wietrze-mow-do-mnie |title=Wind, Talk to Me |date=20 July 2025|access-date=24 July 2025|website= New Horizons Film Festival |language=en}}</ref>
It had its Regional Premiere at the 31st Sarajevo Film Festival, where it won the Heart of Sarajevo award in the Competition Programme - Feature Film on 17 August 2025.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://deadline.com/2025/07/sarajevo-film-festival-competition-2025-15-world-premieres-1236465828/ |title=Sarajevo Film Festival Sets Competition Titles Including 15 World Premieres|first= Zac|last=Ntim |date=23 July 2025|access-date=24 July 2025 |website= Deadline |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.sff.ba/en/news/12621/tonight-the-regional-premiere-of-the-film-wind-talk-to-me |title= Tonight, the regional premiere of the film Wind, Talk to Me|date=17 August 2025|access-date=17 August 2025|website= Sarajevo Film Festival |language=en}}</ref> On 11 October 2025, it was presented in Vanguard section of 2025 Vancouver International Film Festival, where it won the Vanguard Award.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://viff.org/series/vanguard/ |title= Vanguard|date=27 August 2025|access-date=28 August 2025|website= Vancouver International Film Festival}}</ref> Canadian rights to the film were subsequently acquired by Ritual. <ref>{{Cite web|url=https://qfq.com/spip.php?article109127 |title= Ritual acquiert les droits canadiens de « Wind, Talk to Me »|date=21 October 2025|access-date=3 November 2025|website= Qui fait quoi}}</ref>
It competed in the New Directors Competition of the São Paulo International Film Festival and had screening on 16 October 2025,<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://mostra.org/en/filmes/vento-fale-comigo |title=Wind, Talk to Me|access-date=24 October 2025|website= São Paulo International Film Festival |language=en}}</ref> and 61st Chicago International Film Festival for Golden Hugo on 18 October 2025.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.chicagofilmfestival.com/festival/firstlook/ |title=First Look at the 61st Chicago International Film Festival |date=12 September 2025|access-date=12 September 2025|website= Chicago International Film Festival |language=en}}</ref><ref name="ciff:sd">{{cite web |url=https://www.screendaily.com/news/sound-of-falling-sirat-la-grazia-among-chicago-international-competition-picks/5208815.article |title=‘Sound Of Falling’, ‘Sirât’, ‘La Grazia’ among Chicago international competition picks |author=Jeremy Kay |date=10 September 2025 |access-date= 12 September 2025 |website=ScreenDaily |language=en}}</ref>
It competed in the Main Program at the Zagreb Film Festival for Golden Pram Award on 12 November 2025.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://zff.hr/en/film/wind-talk-to-me/ |title=Wind, Talk to Me|date=17 October 2025|access-date=25 October 2025|website= Zagreb Film Festival |language=en}}</ref>
Athens-based sales agent Heretic has acquired the international sales rights of the film in December 2024.<ref name="rel:sd">{{cite web |url=https://www.screendaily.com/news/heretic-acquires-sales-rights-to-rotterdam-tiger-title-wind-talk-to-me-exclusive/5200180.article |title=Heretic acquires sales rights to Rotterdam Tiger title 'Wind, Talk To Me' (exclusive) |author= Ben Dalton|date=17 December 2024 |access-date= 24 July 2025 |website=ScreenDaily |language=en}}</ref>
==Reception==
Guy Lodge reviewed the film at the International Film Festival Rotterdam for the Variety opined that the film is "A highly original, form-breaking work that pivots between diaristic recording and outright fiction."<ref name="rev:variety">{{Cite news|url=https://variety.com/2025/film/news/wind-talk-to-me-review-1236297776/ |title='Wind, Talk to Me' Review: A Filmmaker Works Through His Grief With Wit, Grace and Imagination |author= Guy Lodge |work=Variety|date=6 February 2025 |access-date= 24 July 2025 |language=en}}</ref> Wendy Ide in ScreenDaily felt that the film is a "Hybrid Serbian drama is an affecting creative meditation on grief."<ref name="rev:sd">{{cite web |url=https://www.screendaily.com/reviews/wind-talk-to-me-rotterdam-review/5201674.article |title=Wind, Talk To Me': Rotterdam Review |author= Wendy Ide|date=7 February 2025 |access-date=24 July 2025 |website=ScreenDaily |language=en}}</ref> Marko Stojiljković at the International Film Festival Rotterdam for Cineuropa wrote, "Đorđević manages to make ''Wind, Talk to Me'' a captivating film, both about his mother and about himself coping with her passing."<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://cineuropa.org/en/newsdetail/473252/ |title=Review: Wind, Talk to Me|first=Marko|last=Stojiljković |date=5 February 2025|access-date=24 July 2025|website= Cineuropa |language=en}}</ref> Debanjan Dhar reviewing in High on Films gave 3 stars out of 5 and wrote, that the film flows with the gentle pace of daily life, its shifting surfaces reflecting simple, meaningful moments and revealing the quiet generosity of the world beneath a vast, liberating sky.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.highonfilms.com/wind-talk-to-me-2025-iffr-review/ |title=Wind, Talk to Me (Vetre, pricaj sa mnom, 2025) 'IFFR' Movie Review- Transcendent Portrait of Grief and Loss |first=Debanjan|last=Dhar|date=14 July 2025|access-date=24 July 2025|website= High on Films|language=en}}</ref>
==Accolades==
{| class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" ! Award ! Date of ceremony ! Category ! Recipient ! Result ! {{abbr|Ref.|Reference(s)}} |- ! scope="row" |International Film Festival Rotterdam | 9 February 2025 | Tiger Award | rowspan=7|''Wind, Talk to Me'' | {{Nom}} | style='text-align:center' |<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://cineuropa.org/en/newsdetail/471563/ |title=Wind, Talk to Me all set for an IFFR premiere|first= Marko|last=Stojiljković|date=18 December 2024|access-date=24 July 2025 |website= Cineuropa |language=en}}</ref> |- ! scope="row" |The 38th Bolzano Film Festival | 13 April 2025 | Prize of the Province of South Tyrol for the best film | {{Won}} | style='text-align:center' |<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://cineuropa.org/en/newsdetail/476285/ |title=Wind, Talk to Me wins Best Film at Bolzano Film Festival Bozen|first=Teresa|last=Vena|date=14 April 2025|access-date=24 July 2025 |website= Cineuropa |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.filmfestival.bz.it/de/news/diegewinner-innenfilme-der-38-ausgabe |title=The winning films of the BFFB 38|date=14 April 2025|access-date=24 July 2025|website= Bolzano Film Festival |language=en}}</ref> |- ! scope="row" |Sarajevo Film Festival | 22 August 2025 | Heart of Sarajevo | {{Won}} | style='text-align:center' |<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://cineuropa.org/en/newsdetail/481458 |title=Fifty films to compete for awards at the Sarajevo Film Festival|first=Vladan|last=Petkovic |date=23 July 2025|access-date=24 July 2025|website= Cineuropa |language=en}}</ref><ref name="hsba:hr">{{Cite web|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/sarajevo-film-festival-2025-awards-winners-list-1236351162/ |title=Sarajevo Film Festival 2025 Awards: 'Wind, Talk to Me,' 'Our Time Will Come' Win Top Prizes |author= Georg Szalai |website= The Hollywood Reporter |date= 22 August 2025 |access-date= 23 August 2025|language=en}}</ref> |- ! scope="row" rowspan="1" | Vancouver International Film Festival | rowspan="1" |8 October 2025 | Vanguard Award | {{won}} | <ref>Andrew Tracy, [https://playbackonline.ca/2025/10/10/the-things-you-kill-blue-heron-take-trophies-at-viff-awards/ "The Things You Kill, Blue Heron take trophies at VIFF awards"]. ''Playback'', October 10, 2025.</ref> |- ! scope="row" rowspan="1" | Chicago International Film Festival | rowspan="1" |26 October 2025 | Golden Hugo | {{Nom}} | align="center" rowspan="1" |<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.chicagofilmfestival.com/film/windtalktome/|title=Wind, Talk to Me|date=18 September 2025|access-date=21 September 2025|website= Chicago International Film Festival |language=en}}</ref> |- ! scope="row" | CinEast Film Festival | 26 October 2025 | Grand Prix | {{Won}} | style='text-align:center' |<ref>{{cite web |title=CinEast 2025 Awards |url=https://www.cineast.lu/2025/ |website=CinEast Film Festival |publisher=18th edition of the Central and Eastern European Film Festival in Luxembourg |accessdate=26 October 2025}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://cineuropa.org/en/newsdetail/485215 |title= Balkan films come out on top at the 18th edition of Luxembourg's CinÉast |first= Olivia|last=Popp |date=27 October 2025|access-date=27 October 2025 |website= Cineuropa |language=en}}</ref> |- ! scope="row" rowspan="1" | Zagreb Film Festival | 16 November 2025 | Golden Pram | {{Won}} | align="center" rowspan="1" |<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://cineuropa.org/en/newsdetail/485972 |title= Stefan Đorđević’s Wind, Talk to Me crowned as champion of the Zagreb Film Festival |first= Marko|last= Stojiljković |date=17 November 2025|access-date=18 November 2025 |website= Cineuropa |language=en}}</ref> |- |}
== References == {{reflist}}
==External links== * {{Official website|https://nonalignedfilms.com/films/wind-talk-to-me/}} * {{IMDb title|tt30327772}} * [https://iffr.com/en/iffr/2025/films/wind-talk-to-me ''Wind, Talk to Me''] at IFFR * [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_KVgQKhwJMg ''Wind, Talk to Me''] Official Trailer on YouTube {{Heart of Sarajevo Best Film}}
Category:2025 films Category:2020s Serbian-language films Category:2025 drama films Category:Croatian drama films Category:Slovenian drama films Category:Serbian-language drama films Category:Films about mother–son relationships Category:2025 directorial debut films Category:Docudrama films Category:Heart of Sarajevo Award for Best Film winners Category:2020s Slovenian films Category:2020s Croatian films