A STRANGER
by Bobo Jelčić
synopsis
The death of an old friend plunges Slavko into a dilemma. He is unsure whether he, a Croat, should attend the funeral in the Muslim part of Mostar. On the one hand, he feels like it’s his duty; on the other, he fears a hostile reaction from his own community. His wife is angry and his son is equally sick of his well-worn monologues. At odds with themselves and plagued by divisions: the man and his city have something in common. This psychological study is based on the fact that nearly two decades after the war, Mostar is still divided.
international title: | A Stranger |
original title: | Obrana i zaštita |
country: | Croatia, Bosnia and Herzegovina |
year: | 2013 |
genre: | fiction |
directed by: | Bobo Jelčić |
film run: | 87' |
screenplay: | Bobo Jelčić |
cast: | Bogdan Diklić, Nada Djurevska |
cinematography by: | Erol Zubcevic |
film editing: | Ivana Fumić |
art director: | Mario Ivezić |
costumes designer: | Sanja Dzeba |
music: | Bobo Jelčić |
producer: | Zdenka Gold, Tomislav Bubalo |
co-producer: | Josip Popovac, Tomislav Topić |
production: | Spiritus Movens d.o.o., Hrvatska radiotelevizija (HRT), Produkcija Kadar |