Macedonian Australian film director and screenwriter Goran Stolevski is quickly becoming quite the name and a prodigious one. While he may not have been on a lot of radars before, given he was working in short films and TV, but he caught everyone’s eye with 2022’s witch/metamorphosis horror “You Won’t Be Alone” starring Noomi Rapace, which debuted at the Sundance Film Festival to much acclaim, with critics noting its Terrence Malick-like approach.
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Premiering in January at Sundance, released in April of 2022 by Focus Features, he quickly followed that up, or beat himself to the punch, with yet another 2022 Focus release, “Of An Age,” starring Elias Anton, Thom Green, and Hattie Hook, which was released in March 2022—when was the last time a filmmaker released two films by the same company two months apart?
It was an unusual move, and Stolevski is already back with his third feature-length effort, “Housekeeping for Beginners,” also once again for Focus Features. This one is a family drama which premiered at the 80th Venice International Film Festival, where it won the Queer Lion.
Written and directed by Stolevski, “Housekeeping for Beginners” stars a primarily Macedonian cast with Anamaria Marinca, Alina Șerban, Samson Selim, Vladimir Tintor, Mia Mustafa, Džada Selim, Sara Klimoska, Rozafë Çelaj, and Ajse Useini.
Here’s the official synopsis:
‘HOUSEKEEPING FOR BEGINNERS’ explores the universal truths of family, encompassing both the bonds we inherit and those we create. The narrative revolves around Dita, who, despite never aspiring to be a mother, finds herself compelled to raise her girlfriend’s two daughters—Mia, a tiny troublemaker, and Vanesa, a rebellious teenager. As their individual wills clash, a heartwarming story unfolds about an unlikely family’s struggle to stay together.
Focus Features will release “Housekeeping for Beginners” in select theaters on Friday, January 26, 2024. Watch the new trailer below.