Joana Knezevic

Actress

Olja is a high school history teacher, married to a painter whose latest exhibition provoked violent reactions from Serbian nationalists.

One night, a group of masked hooligans attacks her. They film the attack and upload the clip to YouTube. The next day Olja discovers that some of her students were responsible. She takes away their mobile phones, and in the heat of the moment decides to lock them in the school building, also disconnecting the school phones and the internet.

In order to solve the problem together, and with inability to leave the school, students begin to communicate. During that night, a generation that was written off before they were ever given a chance will learn more than they ever expected about themselves and their classmates.

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Next to Me (2015)

Joana Knezevic was born Ivana-Joana Knezevic on May 20th 1984 in Zrenjanin, Serbia to a Serbian mother Marija Knezevic and a Serbian father Branimir Knezevic. Joana's father died in the crash accident when she was only 10 years old. Joana's mother raised her and her younger brother Ivan in Novi Sad, Serbia. Before Joana became an actress she was a professional handball player.. Joana graduated from Academy Of Performing Arts, Belgrade in 2010 (BFA) and California Institute of The Arts in 2018 (MFA). She is an actress known for The Parade (2011), Skinning (2010), Virus (2013) and Next to Me (2015).

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Known for

The Parade

7.3

Aktivista 7(as Jovana Knezevic)

2011

In Secret

6.1

Michelle

2013

Guardians of the Formula

7.9

Sestra Emili

2023

Next to Me

6.9

Oljina drugarica Sanja

2015

Credits

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Actress

The Name Is Varvara
5.2
TV Series
- Policajka (zatvor)
- 2026
The Librarians: The Next Chapter
6.3
TV Series
- Peasant Woman
- 2025
Hell Hole
4.4
- Mickey (as Joana Knežević)
- 2024
Toma
8.2
TV Series
- Medicinska sestra
- 2023–2024
Emergency Center
5.7
TV Series
- Zatvorenica Sonja
- 2023
Guardians of the Formula
7.9
- Sestra Emili
- 2023
Kamiondzije d.o.o.
5.8
TV Series
- Taksistkinja
- 2022
Fearhouse- The Invitation
Short
- Marilyn Monroe Zombie
- 2021
One of Many
Short
- Anic
- 2019
Next to Me
6.9
- Oljina drugarica Sanja
- 2015
In Secret
6.1
- Michelle
- 2013
Virus
Short
- Police girl
- 2013
The Parade
7.3
- Aktivista 7 (as Jovana Knezevic)
- 2011
Skinning
6.4
- Valkira
- 2010

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Next to me

Personal details

Alternative names
- Jovana Knezevic

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Trivia
Joana went to the high school "Bogdan Suput". It is an art school for graphic design. Joana has a brother Ivan Knezevic who is a model and soccer player.

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