Original Title: Čovjek koji nije mogao šutjeti

Year: 2024

Length: 14 min
Country:  Croatia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria, France, Slovenia

Film Category: Short Narrative

Cast & Credits

Director: Nebojša Slijepčević
Writer: Nebojša Slijepčević
Screenplay: Nebojša Slijepčević
Producer(s): Katarina Prpić, Danijel Pek, Katya Trichkova, Noëlle Lévénez, Boštjan Virc
Production Company: Antitalent (HR), Contrast Films (BG), Les Films Norfolk (FR), Studio Virc (SI)
Cinematography: Gregor Božič
Editing: Tomislav Stojanović
Production Designer: Ivan Veljača
Sound: Ivan Andreev

Cast: Goran Bogdan, Alexis Manenti, Dragan Mićanović, Silvio Mumelaš, Lara Nekić, Nebojša Pop Tasić, Priska Ugrina, Dušan Gojić, Jakov Zovko, Martin Kuhar, Mijo Pavelko, Robert Ugrina

Film Synopsis:

Bosnia and Herzegovina, 1993. A passenger train is stopped by paramilitary forces in an ethnic cleansing operation. As they haul off innocent civilians, only one man out of 500 passengers dares to stand up to them. This is the story of a man who could not remain silent. Based on true events.

Director's Biography

Born in 1973 in Zagreb, Croatia, Nebojša Slijepčević graduated in Film Directing from the Academy of Dramatic Art in Zagreb. His documentary Srbenka (2018) was shortlisted for the European Film Awards and won the Heart of Sarajevo. His earlier documentary Gangster of Love (2013) was a box office hit in Croatia. He has also directed many acclaimed TV and short films and teaches at the Academy of Dramatic Art in Zagreb.