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Original title

Obrana i zastita

Year

2013

Running time

87 min.

Country

Croatia

Director

Bobo Jelcic

Screenwriter

Bobo Jelcic

Cast

Cinematography

Erol Zubcevic

Producer

Co-production Croatia-Bosnia and Herzegovina;

Spiritus Movens

Genre

Drama

Synopsis

When Slavko's old friend Djulaga dies, Slavko feels obliged to go to the funeral. But in his hometown of Mostar, in Bosnia & Herzegovina, this simple social obligation has the potential to get him into all kinds of trouble: with his neighbors or even with local political bigwigs. Yet if he does not go, his wife will think he's a coward, the grieving family will never forgive him - and he might have trouble forgiving himself. This is a compelling tale of everyday life in a fractured society, and a world where paranoia, comedy and drama co-exist. It is also an astute psychological portrait of a man who is forced to cross the invisible line that divides two communities. Above all, it is the story of a man who lost everything that defined him, when his country disintegrated.

Awards: 2013: Sarajevo Film Festival: Special Jury Award, Best Actor (Diklic)

2013: Sarajevo Film Festival: 2 awards.

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A Stranger

2013

Bobo Jelcic