# Home (2026 film)
**Home** (Danish: *Hjem*) is a 2026 Danish-Serbian drama film directed by Marijana Janković in her feature debut, loosely based on her own childhood emigration from [Yugoslavia](https://www.edgepedia.org/yugoslavia) to Denmark in 1991.[1](https://iffr.com/en/iffr/2026/films/home) • [2](https://cineuropa.org/en/newsdetail/488686/) It world-premiered on February 3, 2026 in the Big Screen Competition of the International Film Festival Rotterdam (IFFR) and was released in Danish cinemas on May 13, 2026.[3](https://www.imdb.com/title/tt39379299/releaseinfo/) • [4](https://cineuropa.org/en/film/487852/en/index/)
| Key fact | Detail |
|---|---|
| Original title | *Hjem*; spoken languages Danish and Serbian[5](https://trustnordisk.com/fileadmin/user_upload/Technical_sheet_-_HOME.pdf) |
| Director / writers | Marijana Janković, with Bo Hr. Hansen, Babak Vakili, and Emil Nygaard Albertsen[4](https://cineuropa.org/en/film/487852/en/index/) |
| Cast | Dejan Čukić, Nada Šargin, Tara Čubrilo, Zlatko Burić, Trine Dyrholm, Jesper Christensen, Claes Bang, Nikola Kojo[5](https://trustnordisk.com/fileadmin/user_upload/Technical_sheet_-_HOME.pdf) |
| Production | Nordisk Film Production A/S; producer Mads-August Hertz; budget 2.9 million EUR[4](https://cineuropa.org/en/film/487852/en/index/) • [5](https://trustnordisk.com/fileadmin/user_upload/Technical_sheet_-_HOME.pdf) |
| Premiere | World premiere, IFFR Big Screen Competition, February 3, 2026[3](https://www.imdb.com/title/tt39379299/releaseinfo/) • [4](https://cineuropa.org/en/film/487852/en/index/) |
| Danish release | May 13, 2026, through Nordisk Film Distribution[3](https://www.imdb.com/title/tt39379299/releaseinfo/) • [5](https://trustnordisk.com/fileadmin/user_upload/Technical_sheet_-_HOME.pdf) |
| Runtime | 105 minutes (IFFR, IMDb); the TrustNordisk technical sheet lists 100 minutes[1](https://iffr.com/en/iffr/2026/films/home) • [5](https://trustnordisk.com/fileadmin/user_upload/Technical_sheet_-_HOME.pdf) |
## Spoilers
### Plot
In 1991, as Yugoslavia slides toward economic crisis and dissolution, Marko (Dejan Čukić) lives in the mountains of what is today [Montenegro](https://www.edgepedia.org/montenegro) with his wife Vera (Nada Šargin), his mother, and three children, including six-year-old Maja (Tara Čubrilo).[2](https://cineuropa.org/en/newsdetail/488686/) When his cousin Lazar (Zlatko Burić) arrives from Copenhagen talking up Denmark as a promised land, Marko decides to emigrate.[2](https://cineuropa.org/en/newsdetail/488686/) There is not enough money or room to take everyone, so he and Vera leave their two older sons behind with their grandmother, taking only Maja.[1](https://iffr.com/en/iffr/2026/films/home)
Denmark proves far from the welcoming haven the family imagined.[1](https://iffr.com/en/iffr/2026/films/home) Marko and Vera take cleaning jobs, and both enter sham marriages to obtain residence permits, paying off their paper spouses for the service.[2](https://cineuropa.org/en/newsdetail/488686/) Maja learns Danish first and becomes the household's interpreter and cultural guide, a quiet inversion in which the child anchors the family.[2](https://cineuropa.org/en/newsdetail/488686/) • [6](https://www.eyeforfilm.co.uk/feature/2026-02-01-marijana-jankovic-on-home-balkan-representation-and-the-immigrant-question-of-where-you-belong-feature-story-by-edin-custo) The story later jumps to the late 2010s, where the adult Maja, an artist in Denmark, cannot forget what her parents left behind.[1](https://iffr.com/en/iffr/2026/films/home)
## Background and production
**Autobiographical roots.** Janković, a Montenegrin-born Danish actress, was the same age as Maja, six, when her own family left Ivangrad (today Berane) for Denmark.[1](https://iffr.com/en/iffr/2026/films/home) The feature expands her award-winning short film *Maja* (2018), which used her parents' real names; for the feature she changed names and details, saying she did not want viewers weighing what really happened against what was invented.[6](https://www.eyeforfilm.co.uk/feature/2026-02-01-marijana-jankovic-on-home-balkan-representation-and-the-immigrant-question-of-where-you-belong-feature-story-by-edin-custo) She also appears on screen as the adult Maja, a role she chose over playing the mother because directing a feature and a lead part at once would have stretched her too far.[6](https://www.eyeforfilm.co.uk/feature/2026-02-01-marijana-jankovic-on-home-balkan-representation-and-the-immigrant-question-of-where-you-belong-feature-story-by-edin-custo)
The film was produced by Nordisk Film Production A/S with Mads-August Hertz as producer and Thomas Heinesen as consulting producer, with executive producers Katrine Vogelsang and Henrik Zein.[4](https://cineuropa.org/en/film/487852/en/index/) • [5](https://trustnordisk.com/fileadmin/user_upload/Technical_sheet_-_HOME.pdf) It was shot on Arri Alexa Mini LF at 4.5K with a Sony FX3 as B camera on selected days, in Denmark and Serbia, for a budget of 2.9 million EUR.[5](https://trustnordisk.com/fileadmin/user_upload/Technical_sheet_-_HOME.pdf) Manuel Alberto Claro, known for his work with [Lars von Trier](https://www.edgepedia.org/lars-von-trier), was the cinematographer; Jenna Mangulad edited and Dejan Pejovic composed the music.[4](https://cineuropa.org/en/film/487852/en/index/) TrustNordisk holds international sales rights, September Film holds Benelux rights, and Nordisk Film Distribution handles Denmark.[1](https://iffr.com/en/iffr/2026/films/home) • [5](https://trustnordisk.com/fileadmin/user_upload/Technical_sheet_-_HOME.pdf)
Janković has said she deliberately kept the war that followed Yugoslavia's breakup off screen, using only two brief clips, because she wanted a family story about "dreamers trying to do their best" rather than a war story, and wanted to counter the screen convention of portraying Balkan characters as criminals.[6](https://www.eyeforfilm.co.uk/feature/2026-02-01-marijana-jankovic-on-home-balkan-representation-and-the-immigrant-question-of-where-you-belong-feature-story-by-edin-custo) A recurring motif is Yugoslavia's disqualification from Euro '92 and Denmark's replacement victory in the tournament, which she used to frame the family's loss: Denmark wins while the family sits in its Danish apartment in Yugoslav jerseys.[6](https://www.eyeforfilm.co.uk/feature/2026-02-01-marijana-jankovic-on-home-balkan-representation-and-the-immigrant-question-of-where-you-belong-feature-story-by-edin-custo)
## Release and reception
The film premiered on February 3, 2026 at IFFR in [Rotterdam](https://www.edgepedia.org/rotterdam), with a screening in [Groningen](https://www.edgepedia.org/groningen) on February 5, and competed in the festival's Big Screen Competition.[3](https://www.imdb.com/title/tt39379299/releaseinfo/) • [4](https://cineuropa.org/en/film/487852/en/index/) It later had an Open Air Premiere selection at the 2026 Sarajevo Film Festival.[4](https://cineuropa.org/en/film/487852/en/index/) Danish cinemas received it on May 13, 2026, followed by Estonia on August 21 and a Swedish internet release on August 24.[3](https://www.imdb.com/title/tt39379299/releaseinfo/) Cineuropa's film profile lists a Danish release date of April 16, 2026, differing from the May 13 date given by IMDb and Danish cinema listings.[4](https://cineuropa.org/en/film/487852/en/index/) • [3](https://www.imdb.com/title/tt39379299/releaseinfo/)
Cineuropa's review called it a powerful, universally relatable immigrant drama led by Čukić's performance.[2](https://cineuropa.org/en/newsdetail/488686/) Critics highlighted Claro's warm, high-contrast cinematography and the period detail, including a line of football commentary about Yugoslavia's Euro 1992 disqualification that hints at the war without showing it.[2](https://cineuropa.org/en/newsdetail/488686/) • [7](https://icsfilm.org/festivals/rotterdam/2026-rotterdam/iffr-2026-review-home-marijana-jankovic/) On IMDb the film held a user rating of 7.3/10 from 203 votes as of its last crawl.[8](https://www.imdb.com/title/tt39379299/)
## Other 2026 films titled Home
At least three other 2026 films share the title. **Home**, an American drama directed by Sean McNamara starring [Mike Vogel](https://www.edgepedia.org/mike-vogel), Alexa PenaVega, and [Dennis Haysbert](https://www.edgepedia.org/dennis-haysbert), about a con man sentenced to community service at a children's home who rescues an immigrant child, was inspired by the 19th-century orphan-care pioneer [George Müller](https://www.edgepedia.org/george-muller); it entered Completed status in September 2026 and its US release moved from November 26, 2026 to TBA 2027.[9](https://www.movieinsider.com/m25694/home) • [10](https://homefilmofficial.com/) **Home** is also a British feature documentary by Miles Blayden-Ryall following Alen, a Bosnian War refugee who rebuilt his life in London and then fought eviction after the 2017 Grenfell fire, which killed 72 people; it was in post-production as of September 2026.[11](https://filmsandfestivals.britishcouncil.org/projects/home-2) Anu Czerwinski's documentary **Home Movie**, about a trans man coming out to his Polish Catholic family, was a 2026 (Egg)celerator Lab film.[12](https://chickeneggfilms.org/filmmakers-and-films/film/home-movie)
## References
1. [Home (Hjem), IFFR 2026 programme](https://iffr.com/en/iffr/2026/films/home)
2. [Review: Home, Cineuropa, February 5, 2026](https://cineuropa.org/en/newsdetail/488686/)
3. [Home (2026) release info, IMDb](https://www.imdb.com/title/tt39379299/releaseinfo/)
4. [Home (Hjem) film profile, Cineuropa](https://cineuropa.org/en/film/487852/en/index/)
5. [HOME feature film technical data, TrustNordisk](https://trustnordisk.com/fileadmin/user_upload/Technical_sheet_-_HOME.pdf)
6. [Marijana Janković on Home, Eye For Film, February 2026](https://www.eyeforfilm.co.uk/feature/2026-02-01-marijana-jankovic-on-home-balkan-representation-and-the-immigrant-question-of-where-you-belong-feature-story-by-edin-custo)
7. [IFFR 2026 review: Home, ICS Film](https://icsfilm.org/festivals/rotterdam/2026-rotterdam/iffr-2026-review-home-marijana-jankovic/)
8. [Home (2026), IMDb](https://www.imdb.com/title/tt39379299/)
9. [Everything You Need to Know About Home Movie (2027), MovieInsider](https://www.movieinsider.com/m25694/home)
10. [HOME official site](https://homefilmofficial.com/)
11. [Home, British Council UK Films Database](https://filmsandfestivals.britishcouncil.org/projects/home-2)
12. [Home Movie, Chicken & Egg Films](https://chickeneggfilms.org/filmmakers-and-films/film/home-movie)
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