Early in the morning of 24 February, on location in the Slovenian town of Škofja Loka, shooting started for the third feature by Luka Marčetić. According to the schedule, the rest of the shoot will take place over the course of the next month on location in Ljubljana’s residential neighbourhoods and in the Viba Film studio.

The story revolves around a young kleptomaniac named Rok, who makes the grave mistake of stealing a bicycle from a girl who thinks she is a superhero. The filmmaker, who also wrote the script, describes it as an absurdly comedic story about freaks, who are not presented as part of some humorous décor, but who are actually the heroes and the superheroes of their own story of boredom, loneliness and a search for friendship in unusual circumstances.

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After making a name for himself in the field of video-game design and development, Marčetić turned to acting and filmmaking in the series The Day of Love. Marčetić’s proper breakthrough came with the hit comedy At Hostar [+leggi anche:
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The role of Rok will be played by Urban Kuntarič, glimpsed in Darko Štante’s Consequences [+leggi anche:
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scheda film], while Lara Wolf plays the titular girl, Iza. Rok Roudi, Nejc Jezernik, Doroteja Nadrah, Marko Mandić, Nina Valič and Maja Sever will be seen in supporting roles. In terms of the crew, the film is being lensed by Lev Predan Kowarski, and scored by Simon Penšek and Alenja Pivko Knežević, while the production design is handled by Katarina Riznar, the costumes by Katarina Šavs and the sound design by Julij Zornik.

Girl of the Night is being produced by Andraž and Jerca Jerič for their company Temporama, while Julij Zornik serves as the co-producer and 001 as the co-production company. The film has secured financial support from the Slovenian Film Centre and will receive technical support from Viba Film.