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Completed - SERBIAN - Drama - 112 minutes

Log Line

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?

Previous markets

  • Cannes 2010 (Debut)
  • Sundance 2013 (Premiere)
Full history

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)

Synopsis

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?

Production

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

FRANCE Jul 09, 2014 ZOOTROPE FILMS
GERMANY Apr 17, 2014 BARNSTEINER-FIL
GREECE AMA FILMS
HONG KONG ENCORE INFLIGHT
HUNGARY MOZINET LTD.
POLAND Nov 29, 2013 CINEMANIA FOUND
TURKEY CALINOS FILMS

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Festivals and Awards

Sundance Film Festival 2013 World Cinema Competition
Berlinale - Berlin IFF 2013 Forum
Sundance 2013 (Special Jury Award)
Berlinale Forum 2013 (Prize of the Ecumenical Jury)
Beijing IFF 2014 Competition


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