Housekeeping for Beginners (Macedonian: Домаќинство за почетници, romanized: Domaḱinstvo za početnici) is a 2023 drama film written, directed and edited by Goran Stolevski. It stars Anamaria Marinca, Alina Serban, Samson Selim, Vladimir Tintor, Mia Mustafi, and Dżada Selim. It is an international co-production between North Macedonia, Croatia, Serbia, Kosovo, Poland, Australia, and the United States.
The film premiered on 6 September 2023, at the 80th Venice International Film Festival, where it won the Queer Lion. It was selected as the Macedonian entry for the Best International Feature Film at the 96th Academy Awards. It was released in the United States on 5 April 2024, and later in Australia on 9 May 2024.
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Plot
Dita is forced to raise her girlfriend's two daughters even though she has never aspired to be a mother.
Cast
Anamaria Marinca as Dita
Alina Serban as Suada
Samson Selim as Ali
Vladimir Tintor as Toni
Mia Mustafi as Vanesa
Dżada Selim as Mia
Sara Klimoska as Elena
Rozafa Celaj as Flora
Ajse Useini as Teuta
Production
In May 2022, it was announced Goran Stolevski would direct the film, with Marija Dimitrova serving as producer. Principal photography began by July 2022. In February 2023, it was announced Anamaria Marinca had joined the cast of the film.
Release
It had its world premiere in the Orizzonti section at the 80th Venice International Film Festival on 6 September 2023. In August 2023, prior to the festival premiere, Focus Features acquired distribution rights to the film. It was also invited at the 28th Busan International Film Festival in 'World Cinema' section and was screened on 5 October 2023. It was released in the United States on 5 April 2024, after being previously scheduled to be released on 26 January 2024. It will be released in Australia on 9 May 2024, with Maslow Entertainment co-distributing the film with Focus Features and Universal Pictures.