The Rabbit Is Dead

On the day before Easter 2012, the bodies of four teenagers were found by the edge of a lake just outside Skopje. The bodies had been lined up, each with a bullet hole in their head. The boys had been on a fishing trip. The nation was shocked. Rumours run wild. It is a film about a country where life can come to a sudden end without cause or explanation.

The friendship of two adolescent girls is threatened the moment they have to face the dire repercussions of their manipulative behaviour.

In a remote village, teenagers Ilire and Besnik hide a love forbidden by an old family debt. When Besnik enters his dog in illegal dog fights to win the money the pair is in need of, an unexpected turn forces Ilire to face the loss of the dreams they share.

A group of teenagers celebrate Labour day at a remote house near the lake. Filip disappears, Sofija longs for a touch, Isidora runs away to forget, and Alisa wants to spend a beautiful day. In search of something they’ve been missing, everybody seems to be forgetting about Filip.

Ana, a 15 year old girl, replaces the SIM card from her phone, with that of her late grandfather. She starts pranking her family by sending them messages, using his number. But the seemingly naive joke turns against Ana.

Angel, shy and introvert boy, goes to pick apples for sale with his friend Mishko. But as the day goes by, Angel faces more and more the cruelty of Mishko and his own parents.

A young man with a successful professional and private life dreams of being the exact opposite of who he is.

A family watches footage of their late grandfather, triggering a wave of memories in a hypnotic meditation on grief and time.