''Housekeeping for Beginners'' () is a 2023 drama film written, directed and edited by

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. It stars

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, Samson Selim, Vladimir Tintor, Mia Mustafi, and Dżada Selim. It is an international co-production between North Macedonia, Croatia, Serbia, Kosovo, Poland,

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and the United States. The film premiered on 6 September 2023, at the

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, where it won the

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. It was selected as the Macedonian entry for the

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at the

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. It is scheduled to be released in the United States on 5 April 2024, by

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Cast

as Dita *

as Suada * Samson Selim as Ali * Vladimir Tintor as Toni * Mia Mustafi * Dżada Selim as Mia * Sara Klimoska as Elena * Rozafa Celaj * Ajse Useini

Production

In May 2022, it was announced

would direct the film, with Marija Dimitrova serving as producer. Principal photography began by July 2022. In February 2023, it was announced

had joined the cast of the film.

Release

It had its world premiere in the Orizzonti section at the

on 6 September 2023. In August 2023, prior to the festival premiere,

acquired distribution rights to the film. It was also invited at the

28th Busan International Film Festival 8 (eight) is the natural number following 7 and preceding 9. In mathematics 8 is: * a composite number, its proper divisors being , , and . It is twice 4 or four times 2. * a power of two, being 2 (two cubed), and is the first number of t ...

in 'World Cinema' section and was screened on 5 October 2023. It is scheduled to be released in the United States on 5 April 2024. It was previously scheduled to be released on 26 January 2024.

Reception

Accolades

References

External links

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