Sweeping mountain winds and distant military explosions shape daily life for Gara and teenage Nada in the potent and transportive To Hold a Mountain. Living beside a NATO military training ground in Montenegro’s mountains, the pair face the threat of displacement as another danger looms: Nada’s father is soon to be released from prison.

2026
To Hold a Mountain
To Hold a Mountain
Director
Runtime
105 Minutes
Country
Croatia, France, Montenegro, Serbia, Slovenia
Classification
Unclassified 15+
Sweeping mountain winds, animal calls and distant military explosions shape the world of the potent and transportive To Hold a Mountain. In the mountains of Montenegro, Gara and teenage Nada live in uneasy proximity to a NATO military training ground, where the threat of displacement shadows their daily lives. Another danger lingers too: Nada’s father is soon to be released from prison. The film unfolds with remarkable intimacy and watchful restraint as mother and daughter stare down displacement, militarisation and generational trauma. Winner, World Cinema Documentary Grand Jury Prize, Sundance.
“Ultimately feels volcanic in the emotions it stirs.”
Variety
“A quietly powerful feminist fable … ”
POV Magazine
Sundance – World Cinema Documentary Prize
CPH:DOX
Sydney
Melbourne
Film Credits
Director
Biljana Tutorov & Petar Glomazić
Year
2026
Country
Croatia, France, Montenegro, Serbia & Slovenia
Language
Montenegrin
Subtitles
English
Type
Feature Documentary
Program Strand
World Documentary
Producer
Biljana Tutorov, Petar Glomazić, Quentin Laurent & Rok Biček
Writer
Biljana Tutorov & Petar Glomazić
Cinematographer
Eva Kraljević
Editor
Catherine Rascon & George Cragg
Music
Draško Adzić
Genre
Documentary, Human Rights, Politics & Women
