Ena Sendijarevic’s ‘The Possessed,’ a Dark, Surrealist Exploration of a Love Triangle Set During the European Witch Hunts, Greenlit (EXCLUSIVE)
variety.comLeo Barraclough International Features Editor “The Possessed,” the third feature film from Bosnian-Dutch filmmaker Ena Sendijarević and her English-language debut, has been greenlit and is set to shoot in Spain at the start of 2026.
The project, which was selected for Cinemart last year, will be presented to buyers at the upcoming Cannes Film Festival. International casting is underway.
The project has 1.2 million Euros in place through the Netherlands Film Fund. Sendijarević’s second feature “Sweet Dreams,” which was in the main competition at Locarno, was chosen as the official Dutch submission for this year’s Academy Awards.
The colonial satire was deemed a “startlingly accomplished sophomore film” by Variety’s reviewer. She signed with Black Bear’s management arm in January and was selected as one of Variety’s 10 Directors to Watch this year.
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