The Waiting Room (2015 film)

The Waiting Room
Film poster
Directed byIgor Drljaca
Written byIgor Drljaca
Produced byMunire Armstrong
Jordan Barker
Borga Dorter
Igor Drljaca
Albert Shin
Starring
CinematographyRoland Echavarria
Edited byAjla Odobasic
Production
company
Timelapse Pictures
Distributed byA71 Entertainment
Release date
  • August 7, 2015 (2015-08-07) (Locarno)
Running time
92 minutes
CountryCanada
LanguagesEnglish
Bosnian

The Waiting Room is a 2015 Canadian drama film written and directed by Igor Drljaca. Loosely based on the life of Jasmin Geljo, the film stars Geljo as an actor once popular in his native country of Yugoslavia, who has struggled to find success since immigrating to Canada.

The film had its world premiere at the Locarno Film Festival in Switzerland,[1] and its North American premiere at the 2015 Toronto International Film Festival.[2] It was picked up by A71 Entertainment and had a limited theatrical release in Canada on June 3, 2016.[3]

  1. ^ Leonsis, Elle (July 15, 2015). "Locarno Film Festival Announces Lineup for Its 68th Year, Awards Edward Norton on Opening Night". IndieWire. Retrieved August 28, 2019.
  2. ^ Page, Aubrey (September 10, 2015). "Exclusive:Never-Before-Seen Poster for TIFF Stunner 'The Waiting Room'". IndieWire. Retrieved August 28, 2019.
  3. ^ Mullen, Pat (May 31, 2016). "Exclusive:Not a Sad Clown Story: Igor Drljača Talks 'The Waiting Room'". Cinemablographer. Retrieved August 28, 2019.