Two misfit preteens make a secret plan to prevent one's father from being stolen away in The Witch Hunters, the first feature from Serbia's Rasko Miljkovic.
10-year-old Jovan has had cerebral palsy for as long as he can remember. His condition has shaped his everyday life and made him think of himself as invisible to others – particularly his parents and classmates. In the world of his imagination, he is free to be who he wants and possesses the hero superpowers that everybody dreams of. Jovan's existence is suddenly shaken up by a new classmate, Milica. Bit by bit, determined Milica tears down the wall that Jovan has built around himself and eventually invites him to join her on a real life adventure – to liberate her father from his new wife, Milica’s stepmother, whom she believes is a witch.
The quest offers Jovan a reality beyond anything he could have imagined, but in order to become a true hero Jovan first has to learn to accept himself for who he is.
The Witch Hunters is screening now at the Children’s International Film Festival (CHIFF), a film festival that celebrates extraordinary children’s cinema from around the globe. Screening until 10th June in Melbourne and Sydney, CHIFF presents a unique program of Australian Premiere feature and short films, as well as workshops and special events, especially curated for our youngest film-lovers.
