THE MAN WHO COULD NOT REMAIN SILENT

Croatia,Bulgaria, France, Slovenia |
2024 |
14 мин.

Script: Nebojša Slijepčević
Director: Nebojša Slijepčević
Cinematography: Gregor Božič

Cast: Goran Bogdan, Alexis Manenti, Dragan Mićanović, Silvio Mumelaš

Production: Antitalent – Katarina Prpić, Danijel Pek
Co-production: Contrast Films – Katya Trichkova (Bulgaria), Les Films Norfolk – Noëlle Levenez (France), Studio Virc – Boštjan Virc (Slovenia)

Supported by the Croatian Audiovisual Centre, Bulgarian National Film Centre, CNC – France, Slovenian Film Centre

February 27, 1993, Štrpci, Bosnia and Herzegovina. A passenger train from Belgrade to Bar 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 true story of a man who could not remain silent.

Festivals & Awards:

– Palme d’Or for Best Short Film at the 2024 Cannes Film Festival;

– Selection at the 2024 Toronto International Film Festival

Nebojša Slijepčević graduated in Film Directing from the Academy of Dramatic Art in Zagreb. His documentary feature, Srbenka (2018), was shortlisted for the European Film Awards and won numerous highly prestigious awards at international film festivals. His feature documentary Gangster of Love (2013) won the Audience Award at Zagreb Dox and was one of the biggest box office hits in Croatia. Nebojša has directed numerous TV documentaries, series, and short films. He teaches at the Academy of Dramatic Art in Zagreb.