The premiere in front of the Split audience has a special meaning for the film crew because Split, depicted through everyday life in the summer under the pressure of the tourist season, is the central motif of the film. Through a combination of fiction, documentary realism and dark humor, Anno Domini raises the question of the consequences of mass tourism and its increasingly visible presence in the life of the local community.

At the center of the plot is Marinko, a Split resident played by Stojan Matavulj, whose life unexpectedly changes after a young foreigner, Amber, played by British-Italian actress Virginia Ruspini, faints under his balcony one summer evening. Other roles are played by Paško Vukasović, Marin Klišmanić, Mia Bujan, Filip Radoš, Stipe Radoja, Petar Čakić and Leon Macanović.

Anno Domini speaks to the sense of alienation that arises when local life is pushed into the background and the city becomes a backdrop for seasonal entertainment. I wanted to capture this rupture between the real and the apparent - between what the city is and what it becomes under the pressure of tourism, said director and screenwriter Filip Antonio Lizatović.

The film is produced by Maja Gros and Žana Jukić, director of photography Antonio Pozojević, and editor and sound designer Igor Dropuljić. It was produced by Blank and co-produced by Kino Klub Split, with the support of the Croatian Audiovisual Center (HAVC), the City of Split, and the Lovrinac Trading Company.

Before reaching the Split audience, Anno Domini had a successful international festival tour. The world premiere was held in October 2025 at the San Jose International Short Film Festival in California, after which the film was also screened at the Yountville International Short Film Festival. This June, it also had its Asian premiere in Tokyo, as part of the 28th edition of the prestigious Short Shorts Film Festival & Asia. 

Lizatović is already known to the audience of the Mediterranean Film Festival Split for the multi-awarded film Carpe diem!, which won the Golden Hook for best film in the “Ješke” program.

The film is also given a special atmosphere by the use of authentic archival materials provided by the inhabitants of the Split Ghetto, further emphasizing its docu-realist tone.