‘Half-Sister’ Director Damjan Kozole on Compassion, Learning From the Past

“Half-Sister,” by Slovenia’s Damjan Kozole, world premieres Tuesday at the Karlovy Vary Intl. Film Festival, where Kozole won the best director award in 2016 for “Nightlife.” It stars Ursa Menart, who co-wrote the script, alongside Liza Marijina. Pic is produced by Vertigo (Slovenia), Sisters and Brother Mitevski (North Macedonia), Film House Bas Celik (Serbia), and RTV Slovenia, in collaboration with FS Viba film, with the support of the Slovenian Film Center, the North Macedonian Film Agency, Film Center Serbia, Creative Europe MEDIA, Eurimages Co-production Development Award, and the RE ACT Award.