Agata (Mia Wasikowska) a disillusioned writer, arrives in Sarajevo to write a novel set during the Bosnian war. As she speaks with survivors, her project begins to unravel. In the house where she’s staying, obscene art objects begin to vanish, and the line between lived experience and fiction starts to dissolve.

2026
Agata the Writer
Agata the Writer
Australian Premiere.
Director
Runtime
95 Minutes
Country
Australia
Classification
Unclassified 15+
Mia Wasikowska delivers a mesmerising performance in Kuba Dorabialski's striking feature debut. Agata, a disillusioned novelist, arrives in Sarajevo to research a novel set against the Bosnian War, only to find her motives challenged by those who lived through it. As she immerses herself in the city's grey beauty and layered history, the provocative artworks filling her guesthouse begin to vanish, unsettling her search for a story and blurring the boundaries between memory, fiction and lived experience. Atmospheric and formally adventurous, Agata the Writer gradually shifts beyond conventional narrative into an increasingly hypnotic and unexpected reflection on authorship, artistic responsibility and the stories we choose to tell.
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Film Credits
Director
Kuba Dorabialski
Year
2026
Country
Australia
Language
English & Bosnian
Subtitles
English
Type
Feature Fiction
Program Strand
Adelaide Film Festival Investment Fund
Producer
Alex White
Writer
Kuba Dorabialski
Cinematographer
Kuba Dorabialski
Editor
Kuba Dorabialski
Cast
Mia Wasikowska, Vedrana Bozinovic, Mia Morrissey & Selma Alispahic
Music
Kuba Dorabialski
Film Source
Bonsai Films
Genre
Cinephile, Drama & Women
