The High Sun
Directed by Dalibor Matanic
Three different love stories, set in three consecutive decades, in two neighbouring Balkan villages burdened with a long history of inter-ethnic hatred: this is a film about the dangers – and the enduring strength – of forbidden love.
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Tihana Lazovic, Goran Markovic, Nives Ivankovic, Dado Cosic, Stipe Radoja, Trpimir Jurkic, Mira Banjac, Slavko Sobin, Lukrecija Tudor, Tara Rosandic, Ksenija Marinkovic
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Croatian / 2015 / 125’
Zvizdan
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FICTION - Drama
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Screenwriter & director Dalibor Matanic Producer Ankica Juric Tilic Co-producers Petra Vidmar, Frenk Celarc, Nenad Dukic, Miroslav Mogorovic DOP Marko Brdar Editor Tomislav Pavlic Composers Alen Sinkauz and Nenad Sinkauz Sound designer Julij Zornik Art director Mladen Ozbolt Costume designer Ana Savic Gecan Make-up artists Mojca Gorogranc Petrushevska, Talija Ivancic Sound mixer Mladen Pervan
1st AD Dragan Juric Production Kinorama (Croatia), Gustav film (Slovenia), SEE Film Pro (Serbia), with the support of the MEDIA Programme and Eurimages -
DCP I Colour I 5.1
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Cannes Film Festival 2015 - Un Certain Regard - Jury Prize Winner
Oscar entry of the 88th Academy Awards
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“Matanic has a mature vision of his characters and, along with cinematographer Marko Brdar, creates a pristine stage for them to act on, all forested hills and cold, refreshing water that, in each episode, has a purifying function.” THE HOLLYWOOD REPORTER
“It’s handsomely mounted and expertly edited” VARIETY -
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