I Know Your Soul

I Know Your Soul
Genre	legal drama
Created by	Jasmila Žbanić
Written by	Jasmila Žbanić
Starring	Jasna Đuričić
Country of origin	Bosnia and Herzegovina
No. of seasons	1
No. of episodes	6
Production
Running time	50 minutes
Original release
Release	29 October 2023 (2023-10-29)

I Know Your Soul (Bosnian: Znam kako dišeš) is a 2023 Bosnia and Herzegovina six-episode legal drama limited series created by Jasmila Žbanić.

Plot

Cast

• Jasna Đuričić as Nevena Murtezić
• Lazar Dragojević as Dino Murtezić
• Mirvad Kurić as inspector Džandžo
• Kemal Rizvanović as Kemal
• Jelena Kordić Kuret as Violeta
• Ermin Bravo as Haris Murtezić
• Emir Hadžihafizbegović as Goran Halilović
• Selma Alispahić as Vedrana Halilović
• Izudin Bajrović as Halid Kapić

Production

The series had been originally conceived by Jasmila Žbanić as a feature film, but the project was rejected by the Bosnian Film Fund; during the COVID-19 pandemic Žbanić adapted the script into a six-episode television series, with four episodes entirely consisting of new material.[1]

Release

The first two episodes of the series premiered out of competition at the 80th edition of the Venice Film Festival.[2][3] The series was released in October 2023 by BH Telecom's MY TV platform.[4] It was acquired by HBO Max in November 2023.[2]

Reception

The series was described as "an in-depth exploration of familial bonds and secrets", with "a strong narrative and grounded characters", and which "does a great job in its examination of the tragedies that emerge from society’s deep-rooted inequalities."[3]

References

1. Macnab, Geoffrey (5 September 2023). "Jasmila Žbanić explains why she moved into showrunning for Venice series 'I Know Your Soul'". Screen International. Retrieved 13 April 2024.
2. Vourlias, Christopher (7 November 2023). "HBO Max Acquires Venice-Premiering Drama Series 'I Know Your Soul,' From Oscar Nominee Jasmila Zbanic". Variety. Retrieved 13 April 2024.
3. Complex, Valerie (6 September 2023). "'I Know Your Soul' Review: An In-Depth Exploration Of Familial Bonds And Secrets – Venice Film Festival". Deadline. Retrieved 13 April 2024.
4. N. O. (25 October 2024). ""Znam kako dišeš" će biti prva bh. serija koja će se emitovati na HBO-u". Klix (in Croatian). Retrieved 13 April 2024.

External links

• I Know Your Soul at IMDb