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Headstrong teenager Julija lives on an island off the Croatian coast with her father, Ante, and dutiful mother. However, she sees the arrival of Javier, a millionaire friend of her parents, as an opportunity to make a bet for freedom. Coming-of-age movies set in an idyllic location during a vacation almost always have a doom feel. Even a comedy can be portrayed with a touch of sadness, and things may not always work out in the end. Murina doesn't play much with that formula, but it has enough to work as an effective drama. At least in its opening parts, the film feels formulaic due to lead Julija's performance. She is a precarious teenager, who is shaken by the arrival of Javier, an authoritarian and stubborn friend of her father. She often fantasizes about replacing her father with this man, even trying to set him up with her long-suffering mother, thinking it's the right thing to do with disastrous results. In her mind, Javier is everything that her father is not. Sensiti...