Film archive, 2026

Until the Day Ends

Do kraja dana

Director Jelena Maksimović

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In 2024, anti-government protests in Serbia are intense in Zemun, Belgrade. Rena, 20, is a left-wing activist participating in a student-led boycott movement. Stefan, 22, thinking about his future, sides with the government. Though political opposites, they share a common desire to escape their families and society and find freedom. Amid the chaos they begin their journey of escape to the place where Rena spent her childhood. With striking visuals and sound, a chaotic blend of road movie, melodrama, coming-of-age story, and crime films explodes in Until the Day Ends, debut feature by emerging director Jelena Maksimović.

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Until the Day Ends 1 — © Paul Spengemann

Until the Day Ends 2 — © Paul Spengemann

Until the Day Ends 3 — © Paul Spengemann

Until the Day Ends 4 — © Paul Spengemann

Until the Day Ends 5 — © Paul Spengemann

Film details

Director: Jelena Maksimović
Country/Region: Serbia, Bulgaria, Slovenia, Montenegro, Croatia, Germany
Year: 2026
Length: 90min
Original language: Serbian
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Director

Jelena Maksimović

Born in Belgrade in 1984, Jelena Maksimović is a Serbian director, editor, and educator. She graduated with a Master's degree from the Faculty of Dramatic Arts in Belgrade and has lectured at the Faculty of Media and Communications in Belgrade since 2015. Key titles in her filmography as a film editor include The Load (2018), You Have the Night (2018), Celts (2021) and Landscapes of Resistance (2021).

From Tokyo International Film Festival 2026, No. 39

Credits

Director: Jelena Maksimović
Screenplay: Jelena Maksimović, Ivan Salatić, Olga Dimitrijević
Editing: Jan KLEMSCHE
Production design: Livija Mikić
Costume: Milica Kolarić, Barbi Drmota
Music: Vladimir Živković, Ace Vaptsarov
Sound: Vladimir Živković, Julij Zornik
Producer: Savina Smederevac
Cast: Lena Trifunović, Andrija Krivokapić

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Until the Day EndsTokyo International Film Festival 2026, No. 39Competition

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东京国际电影节, 2026Competition, Competitive section

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