Irena Ristich, an actress and an activist, was born and raised in Ohrid, Macedonia. She is known for her roles in "Three Days in September" (2015), "Bal-Can-Can" (2005) and "Goodbye, 20th Century" (1998). She attended the Faculty of Dramatic Arts at the University St. Cyril and Methodius in Skopje where she graduated with the role of Yasuko Rokujo from Yukio Mishima's "Five Modern Noh Plays". She is a lead actress at the Drama Theatre in Skopje (Dramski Teatar) where she has worked since 1999. Her most recent roles include Eva in "Strangers" for the Drama Theatre in Skopje in 2018, Paolina Salas in Dorfman's "Death and the Maiden" for the Wonderland Theatre Skopje in 2017, Cate in "Old Times" by Harold Pinter for the Ohrid Theatre (2016) and the remake of Eve Ensler's "The Vagina Monologues". She has also appeared in the TV series "Insajder" (2017) and "Prespav" (2018). In "Insajder" (Insider), she weaves the character of Natalia, a newspaper editor burdened by personal and professional conflicts and consequences of exposing corruption, injustice and violence. As a guest actress in the comedy serial "Prespav", she stole the show in the role of Lenka (Lenche Burence), a sanitary inspector and former fiancee of the lead character. Irena is native Serbian and Macedonian speaker experienced in a myriad of accents and dialects. She is fluent in English, has appeared in a Russian-speaking role in the Russian TV series "The Godfather" and in a supporting role in Italian for ...
DOGMA 95 exists for over 10 years now. But it has been living in the Balkans forever. A desperate filmmaker swears it's time to kill DOGMA . But how far will she go to make it come true? (more)
DOGMA 95 exists for over 10 years now. But it has been living in the Balkans forever. A desperate filmmaker swears it's time to kill DOGMA . But how far will she go to make it come true? (more)
Story about a vengeance, about the secrets we carry and the roles we play. (more)
Story about a vengeance, about the secrets we carry and the roles we play. (more)
A Macedonian military deserter and his Italian blood-brother are searching for a dead grandmother wrapped up in a stolen carpet, all over the Balkan's criminal underworld. (more)
A Macedonian military deserter and his Italian blood-brother are searching for a dead grandmother wrapped up in a stolen carpet, all over the Balkan's criminal underworld. (more)
This is a time when we learn afresh that nothing lasts forever and that the variability is an integral part of everyday life. What is a river today does not mean that tomorrow will not become a sea. Life itself is one large metamorphosis, and the human being is its ... (more)
This is a time when we learn afresh that nothing lasts forever and that the variability is an integral part of everyday life. What is a river today does not mean that tomorrow will not become a sea. Life itself is one large metamorphosis, and the human being is its ... (more)
A middle aged man who seemingly has everything he wants, escapes from his home to a hotel room where through his imaginary lover is trying to find emotional peace. (more)
A middle aged man who seemingly has everything he wants, escapes from his home to a hotel room where through his imaginary lover is trying to find emotional peace. (more)
Detective Veli investigates the murder of a little girl with one hair as key evidence and a crime scene that makes her re-examine her own sanity and lifestyle. (more)
Detective Veli investigates the murder of a little girl with one hair as key evidence and a crime scene that makes her re-examine her own sanity and lifestyle. (more)
In an isolated mountain village in 19th century Macedonia, a young feral witch accidentally kills a peasant. She assumes the peasant's shape to see what life is like in her skin, igniting a deep seated curiosity to experience life inside the bodies of others. (more)
In an isolated mountain village in 19th century Macedonia, a young feral witch accidentally kills a peasant. She assumes the peasant's shape to see what life is like in her skin, igniting a deep seated curiosity to experience life inside the bodies of others. (more)
Macedonian TV drama. (more)