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Authors of the literary club Ri Lit explain the themes and ideas behind their favorite works, however, through doing that, they simultaneously become the protagonists in the adaptations that form the unique anthology format of this film.
The film is followed by Croatian anti-EU activist Marko Franišković who tried to run for the election in his radical political program. What is happening to him on this path is questioned by the proclaimed principle of parliamentary democracy. Documentary-judicial horror.
Martial arts master Bore Lee (Bore Lee) happily married and had a son and decided to finally settle down and live a peaceful civilian life. However, a GANG led by the evil Krešo Hyong (Krešo Hyong) appears in the city, terrorizing the Sinjans and wanting to sexually exploit Bora's wife, who unsuccessfully resists.
What can connect a searcher, a neighborhood girl, an artist, five books, five dead and dogs around town.
A young couple, Robi and Ines have a 7-day deadline to pay off Robi's debt to the loan shark, or they will both be killed. When they meet a well-off banker, Marko, who could save them by lending them money, Ines and Marko become close. The crazy race against time results in a love triangle of bizarre emotions, lies and passion.
During the early stages of the Croatian War of Independance the Serbian paramilitary forces, assisted heavily by the People's Army of Yugoslavia, manage to make their way into the small town of Vukovar, which quickly becomes a no man's land. However, despite the chaos around him, radio reporter Siniša Glavašević is determined the get the word out, chronicling both the efforts of the Croatian army and the siege of the enemy side.
Ante and Dusko are two Dream Team players. Besides being a Croat and a Serb who fought on opposite sides in the war, both used to be volleyball players. Today, they live normal lives, one in a remote craggy region, the other in Banja Luka. There is little chance of them ever meeting again. The International War Crimes Tribunal in the Hague has indicted Colonel Skoko, a hero to some, a criminal to the others. The two main witnesses to his defense, Mato and Joso, have disappeared without a trace. Skoko's sponsor from the intelligence circles, Antisa, wants to find two men resembling Mato and Joso, to impersonate them before the Hague investigators, and hopefully bring down the indictments. Naturally, the two men he finds are none other than our heroes, Ante and Dusko.
Goran remembers his childhood: in the early 70s, he was only 9 years old, adoring football and awaiting a prestigious basketball game between Yugoslavia and the US. But then his parents, Ante and Gordana, decided to divorce, leaving him in turmoil and sadness.
A psychogeographic exploration of the town of Momiano, intirely narrated in the Istrian dialect.
Portraits and Encounters was a TV Zagreb documentary series created in the period from 1960 to 1971. It portrayed the life and work of the most distinguished Croatian painters, poets, and avant-gardists of the Croatian cultural milieu. Half a century later, the author reconstructs some of the episodes, while the screenwriter Irena Vrkljan meets with the past.
Six men, one woman (and her brother) come together with one goal - to make the play. It would be probably another common story that this theater group is composed of anti-heroes who float lost in time and space, in a town where it seems that the sun sets in the east. Led by Sasha, a director who has recently returned to his hometown, this group of socially neadaptiranih amateurs starting the fight to their demons and the prejudices that surround them in the society. For dramaturgical template selection western and riding on stereotypes of the genre of the struggle between good and evil, the conflict between civilization and wilderness, the protagonists develop their life stories inevitably influencing and changing each other. Although, as time passes, the show looks increasingly like a mission impossible, almost all of its stakeholders is increasingly seen as a metaphor for their fate and get caught for it as the opportunity of a lifetime .
Jagoda is leaving her apartment.
The power went out twice that night. Other things happened as well.
Four friends decide to meet up in a small cabin at a remote village in the Croatian countryside, with two of them, Miroslava and Marko, arriving early and begin to wait. However, as the night begins to fall, two mysterious masked figures with murderous intentions appear on their doorstep. Will they be able to defend themselves with limited resources until daybreak?
Based on the motifs of Slavko Batušić’s play Chamber Trio, the main characters are sisters Julia and Regina, and Regina’s husband Marcel, in the vortex of an intimate and psychological drama of unresolved marital relations.
During the Croatian War of Independance of the 1990s, a group of soldiers knocks on the door of a small family apartment. Šomi, the youngest of the family, tries to protect them at all costs.
Family tensions are slowly eroding what should have been a carefree summer for the young boy Jakov. A series of events ending in tragedy will incite his emotional revolt against the grown ups, but also his sense of guilt.
Marina complains to Tomica for TV being too loud because “the baby’s just fallen asleep”. But he has a good reason for turning the volume up.
Morana, a manager of a small coastal restaurant, enjoys her intense sexual relationship with a Serbian waiter. However, things take a drastic turn for the worst when she falls in love with the restaurant's owner.
Vedran has a big day ahead of him, as the major wedding he was invited to is now mere minutes away. However, when he realizes that he can't find his car on its usual parking spot, his understanding of reality, his own identity and everything he believed made his life as perfectly average as it could have been slowly begins to show its cracks.
Tereza Kesovija, an internationally acclaimed recording artist from Dubrovnik (Croatia), speaks about her life and career.
Kingdom of Yugoslavia. As soon as she was born, Stana had both hands bit off by a pig, but she still grows to be good embroiderer. Her beloved brother Toma went into the city, where he's trying to make money by working in the circus. Toma comes to take Stana, promising her a better life in the city. However, she find herself left to the fate of circus act, and her brother eventually sells her to a doctor working on prostheses for disabled. At the same time, with the help of his uncle from the States, Toma tries to pull his cousin Ilija out from jail, a miner imprisoned for his leftist inclinations.
iIsland is a feature documentary about the last 13 inhabitants of the island of Biševo and their struggles to save the island community from extinction. Lada, who is a yoga instructor, and Lucio, who works as a cook on a ship, have established a city council for the island to obtain legal status. They hope this will protect it from the aggressive tourist industry, which wants to turn the old school building into a tourist centre with multimedia, touch-screen presentations.
Petar is a young police officer living with his parents in a small house, and they are about to face eviction. During one distraint, Petar oversteps his authority and tries to protect the older married couple whose property is being seized. Petar knows that the system doesn't work. However, things are not that simple.
A documentary on the life and death of Vladimir "Hawk" Đerek, a Croatian soldier whose perseverance in the face of the toughest challenges inspired many of his comrades during the events of the Croatian War of Independence told through exclusive archival footage and eyewitness accounts.
Social drama that deals with disintegration of a village family caused by younger generations’ move to urban settlements.
In Lepoglava, one of the most notorious penitentiaries in Europe, many regimes have trained their strictness by imposing the brutal methods of the so-called prison rehabilitation. Lepoglava is still the central Croatian penitentiary, in which several prisoners have decided to take up Shakespeare. This is the story about those of them who would today, were Shakespeare alive, be the heroes of his plays.
Determined to start a new chapter in life, Anica (20) stumbles upon a remote sheep farm where she meets Kata (10) and her authoritative grandmother Baba (60). Disturbed by Baba’s stern treatment of Kata, Anica intervenes, sparking a battle of wills. As tensions rise, Anica must make a choice: fight for Kata or earn Baba’s respect.
A short documentary about one of the most prominent Croatian actors of all time.
An anthology film following four families that all walk into an Ikea on the same day, seemingly to tidy up their households, but, in reality, what they're really searching for is for someone or something that might fix their broken relationships.
The film touches on some historical facts about the largest refugee camp El Shatt in the Sinai desert in Egypt during the WWII, based on materials from Croatian and international archives and interwined with the visuals of this desert non-place now. An attempt to reconstruct a fragmented memory of unknown history about migration in the Mediterranean as a transtemporal filmic journey.
A girl visits her ex-boyfriend in search of their lost intimacy.
On the eve of Yugoslav war in 1991, English ecologist Henry comes to the city of Osijek in order to save the world's oldest oak. After many dangerous and funny adventures, they finally arrive to nearby village where the oak is located.
A 12-year-old boy, Vanja, has been catching and studying plankton for the past two years. He owns a professional plankton net and conducts scientific research under a microscope.
This documentary was made to mark the 50th anniversary of the broadcast of the cult series Gruntovčani. By analyzing the character of Dudek, the film reminds us that in our own lives, consciously or unconsciously, we often take on the characteristics of the honest Podravina character Dudek, who was masterfully embodied by the late actor Martin Sagner. By combining archival material, interviews with the remaining living members of the crew that filmed the series, as well as authentic witnesses who still cherish the memory of Gruntovčani today, the film tells the story of the creation and timelessness of the cult TV Zagreb series.
In a hospital where the mundane and surreal collide, Jošt’s search for answers about his tic entangles him in a web of strange events, weaving his fate with those of patients and staff around him.
Documentary about The Armed Boats Squadron Dubrovnik, a volunteer unit of the Croatian Navy that ran the naval blockade during the siege of Dubrovnik which formed part of the Croatian War of Independence in 1991–1992.
Six young friends decide that the 2015 spring equinox is a great reason to throw a party. Two of them will prepare the "venue", the other two will get the booze, and the last two will get the weed. And right before midnight, they'll meet at the party to welcome the arrival of spring. Or not, depending on how they handle the situations they find themselves in while trying to run their seemingly simple errands, in which we get to know Zagreb, its life and nightlife, and the characters get to know themselves and each other.
Vida Skerk was supposed to be the future of Croatian cinema until she decided to continue her studies in London due to sexual harassment by a professor at the Academy of Dramatic Art in Zagreb. Through Vida's story the film shows how the Croatian film community treats victims of sexual violence.
The Museum of the Revolution in Belgrade is actually a building that remained unfinished for 60 years and 'inhabited' only by the homeless and marginalized. The director observes the precarious (but proud) daily life of a girl and her mother around the symbolic ruins of a utopia.
Briefly depicted fragments from the characters' lives, through summer and winter, as each of them suffers a loss. Cinematic meditation on inevitable loss.
Film about two sisters, Morana and Ela.
As societies grapple with the escalating concern of environmental pollution, the imperative for collective consciousness and concerted action becomes ever more pronounced. The impact of human activities on the environment demands heightened awareness and proactive measures. In this context, the utilization of First Person View (FPV) drone technology emerges as a compelling and immersive tool for capturing the essence of our surroundings. The allure of FPV drone footage lies in its ability to provide a unique and genuine perspective of various landscapes, ranging from pristine beaches to meandering valleys and flowing river currents. This immersive visual medium not only serves as a means of documentation but also as a potent catalyst for instigating dialogue and inspiring environmental stewardship.
Marinko, an assistant worker in the tow-away service has had visions of Virgin Mary. He does not know what to do with her.
The script follows the emotional and spiritual downward spiral of a modern man breaking down under the pressures of everyday life.
A film comedy adventure featuring regional Youtube stars who go on a road trip from Zagreb to Istanbul to get over their exes, find new love, and take part in a live gaming showdown.
The end of the year 2021 is approaching in the Croatian capital. Thirty-three-year-old Karlo lives in his mother's apartment in the city centre, works remotely, and occasionally hangs out with his friends.
Zoe, Goran’s youngest child, is celebrating her tenth birthday. While children, friends, and closest family members are gathering and the party is kicking off, Goran receives a phone call with news that could darken this happy and eagerly awaited celebration.
Have you ever wondered who are the people who appear as characters in Azra's songs? This documentary provides the answer to at least some of the questions.
After being diagnosed with progressive Parkinson's disease, the legendary Croatian experimental filmmaker Ivan Faktor (b. 1953) decides to visualise his physical state with a mobile phone camera. Through interventions into received documentary modes, he creates a surprisingly spirited inner world of an artist imprisoned in space. This is filmmaking as the act of self-preservation.
Days of Madness portray an incredible odyssey of two mentally diverse and unjustly rejected people who are learning to accept it, faced with the blindness of the society and the health system that made them addicts.
A collection of interviews with several people who had experianced filicide commited by the hands of their partners, analyzing topics of lost love, the crime's psychologycal impact and asking the question of "Can a parent ever forgive the killer of their child?".
A playful older woman likes to go rough with various men. Her son tries to spoil the fun.
A man, old, decrepit, terrified, in a house with his friend Goran. Outside he wanders aimlessly, seeing enemies in both neighbours and foreigners. Ena, a journalist, arrives in the village, to film a story on heritage guardians. Through her camera lens she discovers a strange Man, secretly watching. His „hiding place“ has been exposed. Ilness and reality clash. In the house a threat appears, a wartime lover, with the message that the devil has come to collect his due. A stormy night and fateful encounters. To run or to fight and face it all? And return?
Neno is a problematic guy, who's looking for new forms. New forms is what he needs to survive his life.
A story about arduous everyday life, anxiety, plans and dreams of popular dairywomen from Zagreb's green markets, with Croatia on the way to joining the European Union. Do they and their cheese have a future?
The film follows the life of Mijo and his family in a poor Croatian village, during the turbulent years of World War II. The non-linear and elliptical plot gradually forms a clear picture that testifies to the eternal cycle of history and the impossibility of a real change in the Balkans.
After the experience in the War of Independence, Luka Gavez returns to his old job, reselling works of art and antiques. He is very successful in these actions, collaborating with a retired actress. However, when given the opportunity for a “big hit”, Luka does not resist the temptation.