To Hold a Mountain
2026

To Hold a Mountain

Sweeping mountain winds and distant military explosions shape daily life for Gara and teenage Nada in the potent and transportive To Hold a Mountain. Living beside a NATO military training ground in Montenegro’s mountains, the pair face the threat of displacement as another danger looms: Nada’s father is soon to be released from prison.

Director

Biljana Tutorov
Petar Glomazić

Runtime

105 Minutes

Country

Croatia, France, Montenegro, Serbia, Slovenia

Classification

Unclassified 15+

Sweeping mountain winds, animal calls and distant military explosions shape the world of the potent and transportive To Hold a Mountain. In the mountains of Montenegro, Gara and teenage Nada live in uneasy proximity to a NATO military training ground, where the threat of displacement shadows their daily lives. Another danger lingers too: Nada’s father is soon to be released from prison. The film unfolds with remarkable intimacy and watchful restraint as mother and daughter stare down displacement, militarisation and generational trauma. Winner, World Cinema Documentary Grand Jury Prize, Sundance.

“Ultimately feels volcanic in the emotions it stirs.”

Variety

“A quietly powerful feminist fable … ”

POV Magazine

Sundance – World Cinema Documentary Prize

CPH:DOX

Sydney

Melbourne

Film Credits

Director

Biljana Tutorov & Petar Glomazić

Year

2026

Country

Croatia, France, Montenegro, Serbia & Slovenia

Language

Montenegrin

Subtitles

English

Type

Feature Documentary

Program Strand

World Documentary

Producer

Biljana Tutorov, Petar Glomazić, Quentin Laurent & Rok Biček

Writer

Biljana Tutorov & Petar Glomazić

Cinematographer

Eva Kraljević

Editor

Catherine Rascon & George Cragg

Music

Draško Adzić

Genre

Documentary, Human Rights, Politics & Women

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