Celebration
Original title: Proslava
Year: 2024
Language: Croatian
Available subtitles: English
Genre: Historical drama
Country: Croatia, Slovenia, Qatar
Runtime: 86 min
Status: Released
Mijo is hiding in the woods as a soldier at the end of the second World War, and through his life story, the film explores the circumstances that lead to the expansion of extremism and right-wing ideology.
Set between 1926 and 1945, the film follows Mijo and his family living in an impoverished Croatian village. By witnessing his father’s cruel act driven by poverty and after carrying out the municipal authorities’ undue order to get rid of the family dog, Mijo became easy prey for right-wing ideology which offered him false hope for a better life and a culprit for all the things he has suffered.
Director: Bruno Anković
Screenplay: Jelana Paljan
Cinematography: Aleksandar Pavlović
Editing: Tomislav Stojanović
Music: Alen Sinkauz, Nenad Sinkauz
Sound Design: Julij Zornik
Production Design: Bojan Drezgić
Costume designer: Morana Starčević
Producers: Rea Rajčić, Tina Tišljar
Coproducers: Diego Zanco, Ira Cecić
Cast: Bernard Tomić, Krešimir Mikić, Klara Fiolić, Lars Štern, Jan Doležal, Izudin Bajrović
Festivals
Karlovy Vary International Film Festival//
Awards
Best film - Pula Film Festival