Completed - SERBIAN - Drama - 112 minutes
It`s a story about consequences of a heroic act. Is heroic act meaningless, or it provokes certain moral acts in the future? Does being a hero make any sense?
Year of production : 2013 Director(s) : Srdan GOLUBOVIC Writer(s) : Melina POTA KOLJEVIC, Srdjan KOLJEVIC Cast : Aleksandar BERCEK, Nebojsa GLOGOVAC, Vuk KOSTIC, Leon LUCEV, Nikola RAKOCEVIC, Hristina POPOVIC, Boris ISAKOVIC Producer(s) : Alexander RIS (NEUE MEDIOPOLIS FILMPRODUKTION), Jelena MITROVIC (FILM HOUSE BAS CELIK), Emilie GEORGES (LA CINEFACTURE), Boris MATIC (Propeler Film), Danijel HOCEVAR (Vertigo)
1993. Bosnia. Serbian soldier Marko, while sitting with a friend, sees three soldiers hitting a Muslim civilian Haris. Marko interferes saves Haris and three soldiers beat Marko to death. 2008. Marko’s father is reconstructing a church near the town. The son of one of the three soldiers comes asking for a job. Will Marko’s father overcome the urge for revenge? In Belgrade Marko’s friend is a heart surgeon. The leader of the three soldiers is brought for operation. Surgeon discovers that the patient feels no guilt, refuses to operate him. Will surgeon find a solution for his guilt and remorse because he didn’t help his friend? In Germany, Haris a family man, protects and shelters Nada (Marko’s girlfriend in the past) from a criminal husband who is beating her. Is he ready to sacrifice his own family in order to give her a chance for a new life?
Country(ies) : SERBIA, GERMANY, FRANCE, SLOVENIA, CROATIA Financing plan : FILM CENTER SERBIA MDM FILM FUND MBB FILM FUND Arte Cinema ZDF Arte Fonds Sud FILMSKI SKLAD, Slovenia HAVC, Croatia Start of shooting : February 2011
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