Synopsis
A tourist agent Jakob travels to an isolated city to pursue experimental adventure tourism and Meets Melita, a young hotel owner and a mayor. She turns out to be the daughter of his long-lost father. Melita reveals to Jakov a clue to the mythical land of Kamchatka, mysterious place where the coordinates of our world disappear and where unrealistic things become possible. The film explores the borders of identity, family connection and the desire to escape into the unknown, leaving the viewer to wonder what is real and what is imagined. It was filmed in Draguć in Istria and in Slovenia.
details
Original title: Melitta
Also known as: Chamchatka; Čamčatka
Year: 1996
Country of production: Slovenia
Production: RTV Slovenija, A Atalanta
Genre: drama
Directed by: Mitja Novljan
Starring: Boris Cavazza, Sebastijan Cavazza, Ena Begović, Tina Gorenjak
Filming locations in Istria: Draguć
Other locations: Slovenia