A Stranger

Obrana i zaštita

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 hostile reactions from his own community. His wife is angry and his son is equally sick of his well-worn monologues. At odds with each other and torn by ubiquitous divisions, the man and his city have something in common. The story is based on the fact that nearly two decades after the war, the city of Mostar continues to be divided. The film tells a compelling tale of everyday life in a fractured society and a world where paranoia, comedy and drama co-exist. It is also an astute psychological portrayal of a man who is forced to cross the invisible line that divides two communities of the same town.

  • Year:
    2013
  • Runtime:
    83 min.
  • Country:
    Croatia, Bosnia and Herzegovina
  • Director:
    Bobo Jelčić
  • Screenplay:
    Bobo Jelčić
  • Dir. of Photography:
    Erol Zubčević
  • Editor:
    Ivana Fumić
  • Cast:
    Bogdan Diklić, Nada Đurevska, Ivana Roščić, Rakan Rushaidat, Vinko Kraljević, Selma Alispahić, Sadžida Šetić, Sergej Trifunović
  • Production:
    Spiritus Movens Production, Hrvatska radiotelevizija, Kadar
  • Sales:
    Rendez-vous Pictures
  • Festivals:
    Berlin – Forum 2013, Bratislava 2013 (Best Director), Sarajevo 2013 (Special Mention, Heart of Sarajevo for Best Actor (Bogdan Diklić)

Schedule:

12.11.2016 18:00 Kino Mladosť

About the Director:

Bobo Jelčić

Bobo Jelčić (1964, Mostar, Bosnia and Herzegovina) holds a degree in directing from the Zagreb Academy of Dramatic Art. He still teaches acting at the Academy. He has worked as a director for theatres in Germany, Switzerland and Austria, as well as the Croatian National Theatre in Mostar. Together with Nataša Rajković, he co–wrote and co–directed an experimental film, All That You Know about Me, in 2005. A Stranger is his directorial debut.